Legislators frustrated and angry with public corruption prosecutions in Travis County want to move them somewhere else. But the problems are likely to tag along: It’s always hard to prosecute the people who pay for the prosecutors.
Ken Paxton
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The Brief: March 31, 2015
A busy day is on tap as the state’s two-year budget comes up for debate on the floor of the Texas House and a special election takes place to fill the last vacancy in that chamber.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: March 27, 2015
Agents with the FBI have spoken with Health and Human Services Commission about the troubled no-bid software contract with technology firm 21CT.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton: Court Blocks Rule Change Giving Benefits to Same-Sex Couples
A federal court has temporarily blocked a federal rule change that would give medical leave benefits to certain same-sex couples, according to an announcement Thursday from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Politics
Republican Leaders Vow to Continue Fight Against Gay Marriage
With the future of Texas’ constitutional ban on same-sex marriage uncertain, Republican leaders on Monday pledged to continue the state’s fight against allowing gay couples to wed.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: March 19, 2015
Lawmakers late Wednesday afternoon signaled that they will tap the brakes on plans to consolidate the state’s health and human services agencies.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Sues Feds Over Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
The state of Texas is suing the Obama administration for giving medical leave benefits to certain same-sex couples, according to an announcement Wednesday from Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Health care
The Brief: March 2, 2015
The Tribune’s Jay Root and Neena Satija filed a story over the weekend on the problem of deferred maintenance at state government buildings in multiple agencies. It makes for some grim reading.
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Health care
Paxton Asks Court to Void Marriage License of Gay Couple
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to void a marriage license issued to two Austin women who became the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the state.
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Health care
The Brief: Feb. 20, 2015
An Austin lesbian couple obtained a marriage license Thursday morning, but the status of what would be the state’s first gay marriage was in flux by the afternoon after the Texas Supreme Court issued a stay.