Some of the state officeholders elected in 2014 face struggles to gain control of their government, political and legal duties. They’re looking like the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, or the 1962 Mets. But the stakes are more serious than that.
Ken Paxton
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Criminal Justice
SEC Charges Ken Paxton With Securities Fraud
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged in federal court with allegedly misleading investors in a technology company.
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Politics
Grand Jury Halts Paxton Land Sale Investigation
A Collin County grand jury looking into a 2004 land sale tied to a business group involving Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has decided to drop its investigation, a lawyer for the McKinney Republican said Wednesday.
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Criminal Justice
State Contractors Must Use E-Verify, AG Says
State agencies and the companies they contract with must use the E Verify system to screen for undocumented workers, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in an opinion Thursday.
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Politics
Judge Throws Out Attempt To Cap Paxton Prosecutors’ Fees
A Collin County court tossed out an attempt to stop payments to the special prosecutors appointed to pursue the financial fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday.
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Politics
Religious Liberty Champion Joins Paxton’s Team
Jeff Mateer, tapped by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Wednesday to be the state’s first assistant attorney amid a staffing shakeup, has built his career as a tenacious champion of religious expression in the public square.
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How Is Ken Paxton Paying For His Criminal Defense?
How Ken Paxton is paying for his high-octane legal defense team is one of the ongoing puzzles in the criminal case against the Texas attorney general. Paxton has said he is not using public money or government funds, but that leaves more questions than answers.
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Energy
Roundup: Cruz Campaigns, Clean Power Plan is Blocked
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz looks ahead to the South Carolina primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the subject of yet another investigation and the U.S. Supreme Court says Texas and more than two dozen other states can wait to take major action on climate change.
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Politics
State Bar Will Investigate Paxton for Conduct After Marriage Ruling
The Texas State Bar was ordered to launch a disciplinary probe into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s conduct in the days following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.
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Economy
With Clean Power Plan Ruling, Texas Dodges Climate Action
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday to block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan has helped state Republicans — at least temporarily — dodge major action on climate change.
