Full video of my May 8 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general in 2014.
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The Brief: May 7, 2014
The word “mess” doesn’t even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state’s most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work.
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Branch Led Effort to Defeat Disclosure Rule
During Dan Branch’s first year in the House, he was a driving force behind an effort to prevent the disclosure of conflicts of interest that can arise when lawmakers work for firms that lobby the state Legislature.
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The Brief: May 6, 2014
With his opponent’s lapses in disclosure making headlines in recent days, some are now questioning GOP attorney general candidate Dan Branch’s own commitment to transparency.
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The Brief: May 5, 2014
Land Commissioner (and former lieutenant governor hopeful) Jerry Patterson will endorse David Dewhurst in the primary runoff contest over Dan Patrick, Dallas radio station KERA reported on Sunday.
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Paxton Violated Securities Law, Gets Reprimand
State Sen. Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general, violated the Texas Securities Act by soliciting investment clients without being registered as required by law, according to a disciplinary order made public Friday.
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Inside Texas Politics: The Quest for Hot Sauce
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about state Sen. Ken Paxton’s ethics filings, Gov. Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg and more.
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Paxton Amends Ethics Disclosures
Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, has amended nine of his personal financial statements to correct omissions in his disclosures, all of them related to his service on nonprofit boards, newly obtained filings show.
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The Brief: April 22, 2014
GOP attorney general candidate Ken Paxton was a no-show at a Northeast Tarrant Tea Party event on Monday night. The reason given was Paxton’s decision to review past financial disclosures in response to a Tribune story.
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Paxton Cancels Tea Party Event Appearance
Sen. Ken Paxton, the leading Republican candidate for attorney general, canceled his appearance at a Tea Party event Monday evening so he could focus on a review of his financial disclosure filings, a moderator said.
