Texas doesn’t have a cabinet form of government, but in Gov. Greg Abbott’s case, it might soon have the next best thing.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Backs Right of Dallas Council to Bar Porn Convention
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said it is “perfectly reasonable” for Dallas to bar a pornography expo from the city’s convention center in court documents filed Thursday.
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TribCast
TribCast: GOP Leaders’ No Good, Very Bad Week
On this week’s TribCast — Emily’s first back at the helm — she talks to Ross, Morgan and Terri about Sid Miller’s ethics challenges, Ken Paxton’s legal woes and Greg Abbott’s challenges fixing the state’s child welfare system.
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Health care
Analysis: It Was a Tough Day for the Class of 2014 in Texas Politics
Some of the state officeholders elected in 2014 face struggles to gain control of their government, political and legal duties. They’re looking like the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, or the 1962 Mets. But the stakes are more serious than that.
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Criminal Justice
SEC Charges Ken Paxton With Securities Fraud
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged in federal court with allegedly misleading investors in a technology company.
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Politics
State Bar Will Investigate Paxton for Conduct After Marriage Ruling
The Texas State Bar was ordered to launch a disciplinary probe into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s conduct in the days following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.
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Health care
Texas Fights Back Against Court-Ordered Foster Care Reforms
Despite a major victory in federal court last month, advocates for reforms to Texas’ long-term foster care system are steeling themselves for a lengthy battle to force Texas officials to follow through on changes ordered by a federal judge.
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Politics
Attorney General Says Fantasy Sports Sites Involve Illegal Gambling
While placing bets in fantasy sports leagues may involve skill, there is still an element of chance that would equate such leagues with illegal gambling in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a nonbinding opinion released Tuesday.
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Analysis: Ken Paxton’s Complications Multiply
Nobody’s going to force you to feel sorry for Ken Paxton, but the Republican attorney general’s political persecutions have turned into criminal prosecutions — and they are multiplying.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Attorney General Unveils Unit to Fight Human Trafficking
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced a new unit in his office dedicated to combating human trafficking.
