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Ken Paxton
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Criminal Justice
Paxton’s Attorneys Argue for Judge to Dismiss Charges
For more than six hours Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sat in a Collin County courtroom as his attorneys presented their list of reasons why securities fraud charges Paxton faces should be thrown out.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Denied 30-Day Extension in Immigration Case
The Obama Administration won a small but significant battle on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court denied Texas’ request for an extra 30 days to respond to the White House’s petition for review of a controversial immigration case.
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Politics
Analysis: The Final Punishment is Up to Texas Voters
It’s odd that one officeholder could be convicted, exonerated, re-indicted, convicted and sentenced without completely endangering his political career while another could get knocked out of contention while blaming an indictment.
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Statewide Officeholders Staying Put in Austin
Four of the five statewide elected officials eligible to move out of the capital city following the Nov. 3 passage of Proposition 3, which repealed the state capital residency requirement, said they’ll continue to call Austin home.
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Criminal Justice
White House Asks Supreme Court to Review Immigration Ruling
The Obama administration on Friday asked the United States Supreme Court to review a federal appellate court’s ruling that struck down the president’s controversial immigration program.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton’s Attorneys Fire Back at Prosecutors in Court Filing
Lawyers in Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ongoing securities fraud case have fired back against special prosecutors in the latest in a series of back-and-forth court filings.
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Criminal Justice
Texas AG’s Office: We’re Ready for Next Battle Over Immigration Plan
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a controversial immigration program the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down on Monday.
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Judge Dismisses Austin’s Lawsuit Targeting State’s Property Tax System
A Travis County district judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday by the city of Austin that challenged the state’s property tax system.
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Criminal Justice
Supreme Court to Decide Birth Control Mandate for Religious Nonprofits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether religious nonprofits should be required to provide birth control benefits to female employees even if the employers object to certain contraceptives on religious grounds.
