Dan Morales, a former Texas attorney general who served time in federal prison, wants the state to look over some sealed documents that he thinks might be worth a lot of money. The hard part is finding someone who will listen.
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Liveblog: Keynote Speakers at The Texas Tribune Festival
We liveblogged The 2013 Texas Tribune Festival’s Keynote track, which included conversations with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and state Sen. Wendy Davis, a talk on the Tea Party’s goals and a session on efforts to turn Texas blue. Read the highlights here.
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AG, Planned Parenthood Affiliate Reach $1.4M Settlement
The Texas attorney general’s office announced Wednesday that it has obtained a $1.4 million settlement with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast for overbilling the state’s Medicaid program.
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Politics
Branch Launches Campaign for Attorney General
In an announcement Tuesday at Southern Methodist University, state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, officially launched his bid to be the state’s next attorney general, saying he plans to put an end to “runaway federal government.”
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Abbott Says He Would Bring Different Perspective as Governor
At a campaign stop in Houston on Monday, Attorney General Greg Abbott talked about how he could relate to Texans’ physical and emotional challenges. He added that as governor, he could further help them overcome adversity.
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Slideshow: Abbott Through the Years
As Greg Abbott — widely believed to be running for governor — waits for Monday’s announcement on Gov. Rick Perry’s political future, we’ve compiled a photographic retrospective of the Texas attorney general’s life.
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Politics
TribLive: Branch on the 2014 AG Race
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, addressed the rumors that he plans to run for attorney general in 2014.
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Criminal Justice
King Pulls Measure on Public Integrity Unit Oversight
State Rep. Phil King on Tuesday pulled an amendment that would transfer power over the state’s public integrity away from Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg. But King said he has the support to attach it to future bills.
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Texas Prosecutors No Longer Unassailable
One of the most exalted elected positions in Texas politics — that of the law-and-order district attorney — doesn’t come with as much job security as it used to. District attorneys in some of the state’s biggest counties are fighting for their jobs.
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Abbott Backs Federal Measure Increasing Child Porn Penalties
Attorney General Greg Abbott expressed support Friday for a federal measure that increases penalties for viewing child pornography. Federal judges and advocates have said that the penalties are already steep enough.
