The Texas attorney general’s office is pursuing legal action to seize the West Texas ranch owned by the polygamist sect led by Warren Jeffs, who is serving life in prison for sexually assaulting young girls.
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Questions About Old Blood May Have Implications for DNA
Harris County says it is running out of room to store blood in closed investigations. The district attorney is asking the attorney general to allow courts to order the destruction of old evidence. Some worry that could set a dangerous precedent.
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Civil Rights Group Questions Open-Records Fee
A civil rights group is protesting a new $30 fee for submitting comments on pending open-records requests to the state attorney general’s office. The group also wants to know where the money generated from the fee goes.
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Leppert Derides Opponents as “Empty Suits” in New Ad
In his latest television ad, U.S. Senate candidate Tom Leppert dismisses his Republican opponents as “empty suits” and compares them all to President Obama.
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Interactive: The Cost of Texas vs. the Feds
This interactive breaks down the costs of the lawsuits that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has brought against the federal government.
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On the Records: Legal Spending on Redistricting
Redistricting has cost Texas taxpayers nearly $1.5 million in legal expenses so far — a total that could rise as more invoices are filed. Use our interactive to compare spending by category or to see the number of hours billed for legal work.
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Updated Interactive: Texas vs. the Feds
The Texas redistricting case is closed, but Texas still has 17 lawsuits pending against the federal government. This updated interactive includes the latest lawsuit filed regarding the Women’s Health Program.
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Abbott Sues Feds Over Women’s Health Program
Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed yet another lawsuit against the federal government, this one, no surprise, over the Women’s Health Program.
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Texas Joins Lawsuit to Fight Contraceptive Rule
Texas has joined six other states and a handful of Catholic organizations in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new health care rule approved by the federal government that would require all employers to include coverage for contraceptives in employees’ health care benefits.
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State Seeks Gag Order in 1986 Murder Case
A Williamson County judge will consider silencing parties to the murder case against Mark Alan Norwood. He is charged with the 1986 beating death of Christine Morton, whose husband spent nearly 25 years in prison for the crime.
