The Texas attorney general’s latest pratfall was the sort of mistake that your average statewide politician is — or ought to be — too paranoid to make.
Ken Paxton
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Criminal Justice
Paxton Sues to Get Guns Into Austin City Hall
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Austin in Travis County district court, trying to force the city to comply with his reading of the state’s open carry law and let license holders openly carry handguns in city hall.
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Politics
Major Ken Paxton Donor Paying $3.5 Million Federal Fine
Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office assisted with a federal probe involving a major donor who gave the indicted Paxton a $100,000 gift last year to offset his growing legal bill.
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State Government
After Appeals Court Ruling Against Texas Voter ID Law, Now What?
Here is what you need to know about Wednesday’s complicated appeals court ruling that Texas’ voter identification law discriminates against minority groups.
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Politics
Ken Paxton Declares Support For Donald Trump for President
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and that is is “not a close call” between the billionaire and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
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Criminal Justice
White House Seeks Another Chance in Immigration Case
The Obama administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of the president’s controversial immigration enforcement plan, which stalled last month when the high court deadlocked.
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Politics
Far Ahead of 2018, Some Statewide Officials Build Big War Chests
It may be the political offseason, but some statewide officials are already building sizable war chests with more than two years until they are up for re-election.
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Politics
Analysis: A Friend With a Check is a Friend Indeed
If it’s legal to give money to a state officeholder without violating Texas bribery laws — as is apparently the case with gifts reported by Attorney General Ken Paxton for use in his legal defense — what keeps rich folks from sprinkling money on their favorite public officials?
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Economy
Texas Gets Boost in New Mexico Water Fight
Three years after Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court alleging that New Mexican farmers were illegally curbing the Rio Grande’s flow into Texas, the justices appear closer to taking up the challenge.
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State Government
Paxton Ramps Up Fight Against Transgender Policy
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Wichita Falls to put a nationwide halt on the Obama Administration’s directive instructing school districts across the country not to discriminate against transgender students.