Here’s a video of Wednesday’s news conference with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who discussed a judge’s decision to halt President Obama’s immigration order.
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Higher Education
The Brief: Feb. 17, 2015
A Brownsville federal judge dropped a late-night legal bombshell Monday night, halting President Obama’s executive action on immigration.
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Politics
Inside Texas Politics: Rand Paul’s Recent Moves
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who’s showing all the signs that he’s gearing up for a presidential run.
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Criminal Justice
Public Integrity Unit Will Not Prosecute AG Paxton
New Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was found in 2014 to have violated the Texas Securities Act, will not be prosecuted by the state’s office that investigates public corruption, officials said Thursday.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 6, 2015
Another day and another threshold is crossed in oil’s steady downward march in value. This time it was the price of U.S. oil dipping below $50 during the day on Monday.
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Politics
Top Texas Officials on Hand as Paxton is Sworn In
Joined by many of Texas’ Republican elite as he was sworn in as the state’s attorney general on Monday, Ken Paxton said the state would have to guard against complacency.
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Politics
The Brief: Nov. 19, 2014
Despite his challenger’s vow to take a speaker vote to the floor on the first day of session, backers of House Speaker Joe Straus spent Tuesday trying to demonstrate the race is already a foregone conclusion.
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Politics
AG-Elect Paxton Names Roy as First Assistant
Chip Roy, a longtime GOP adviser who most recently worked for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, will serve as first assistant to Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton, his campaign announced Tuesday.
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Energy
The Brief: Nov. 18, 2014
A new controversy could crop up this week as the State Board of Education is expected to adopt new social studies textbooks.
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Sources: Roy Tops AG-Elect Paxton’s Hiring List
Chip Roy, who has worked for several of the state’s top elected officials and currently works in U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s political office, is the leading candidate to be first assistant to Attorney General-elect Ken Paxton.
