In a letter sent Tuesday, an attorney for two House leaders urges Attorney General Ken Paxton to side against a $2.5 billion accounting trick proposed in the Texas Senate’s version of the state budget.
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Criminal Justice
Despite Ken Paxton’s request, judge to stay on in his case
Judge George Gallagher will remain on the securities fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a spokeswoman for the judge.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton trial in Harris County to begin Sept. 12
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s newly relocated trial on securities fraud charges is scheduled to begin Sept. 12.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton trial moved to Harris County
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s trial on securities fraud charges was moved Tuesday to Harris County, prompting Paxton to seek a new judge in the case.
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Politics
Texas intentionally discriminated with 2011 voter ID law, judge rules (again)
A federal judge has ruled — for the second time — that Texas lawmakers intentionally discriminated against Latino and black voters in passing a strict voter identification law in 2011.
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Judge orders Ken Paxton trial moved out of Collin County and delayed
The judge in the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ruled that the trial should be moved out of Collin County and delayed.
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Criminal Justice
Judge in Paxton case will rule on pretrial issues on Thursday
The judge in the securities fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will rule by noon Thursday on a number of major pretrial issues.
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Texas AG sued to keep a Bible quote in school. Now he’s troubled by Muslim prayers.
Every day at lunch, a handful of teenagers in Frisco, Texas, would pop into room C112, face a whiteboard and kneel for one of their five daily prayers. Last week, top state officials learned about the room — and suddenly Liberty High had a big issue indeed.
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Economy
Texas sues feds — including Rick Perry — for failing to license nuclear waste facility
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accuses U.S. agencies of violating federal law by failing to license a nuclear waste repository in Nevada.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton prosecutors want to delay May 1 trial until they can get paid
The special prosecutors handling the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking to put off his trial until they can get paid.
