A slight majority of Texas voters — and an overwhelming majority of Republican voters — think transgender people should use the restrooms that match their birth gender, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Republicans want to narrow scope of same-sex marriage ruling
Texas Republicans are asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider a case about benefits in what appears to be an attempt to narrow the scope of the landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
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SEC files amended charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Friday decision is the latest blow to Attorney General Ken Paxton, who’s been under a legal cloud for more than a year.
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Paxton intervenes in City of Austin labor agreement with firefighters
Paxton weighed in Tuesday on a lawsuit against the city of Austin’s labor agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association.
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Paxton sues Brownsville over fee on plastic bags
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Brownsville, calling its $1 bag fee an “illegal sales tax.”
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Texas agencies want option of keeping departed employees on payroll
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office and four other agencies were questioned Wednesday about granting departing employees “emergency leave” as a form of separation payment.
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Court of Criminal Appeals declines to hear Paxton case, setting stage for trial
The highest criminal court in Texas said Wednesday it will not hear Ken Paxton’s appeal of securities fraud charges, putting the attorney general on the path to a trial in the coming months.
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Analysis: Texas braces for Hurricane Donald, chance of purple rain
Republican politicians in Texas ought to be celebrating right now, and for a variety of reasons. But the national election has them looking at the political weather forecasts.
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Judge Dismisses SEC Case Against Ken Paxton
Attorney General Ken Paxton has won his biggest legal victory yet since securities fraud allegations surfaced more than a year ago.
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AG Ken Paxton Asks to Jump Into Austin Rental Fight
The attorney general is siding with the Texas Public Policy Foundation in a challenge to Austin’s limits on short-term rentals.