For example, members of the Railroad Commission don’t deal with railroads. Here’s what the many officials elected statewide do with the power voters give them.
Ken Paxton
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State Government
Ken Paxton’s legal guidance on public access to ballots contradicts advice his office gave out just five days earlier
The Texas attorney general’s office sent multiple memos this summer instructing election officials to follow longtime precedent in securing ballots after elections. Then he changed his mind.
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Criminal Justice
Former Edinburg mayor acquitted of illegal voting years after high-profile arrest by state’s election fraud unit
Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Richard Molina of participating in “an organized illegal voting scheme,” when he announced the arrest in 2019.
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State Government
Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say
Attorney general’s opinion invites lawsuits over long-established ballot security and sets up election officials for possible criminal charges.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Biden administration can’t force Texas hospitals to provide emergency abortions, judge rules
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had said hospitals in states with abortion bans must perform emergency abortions in some instances.
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Health care
Abortion-rights groups sue Texas AG, prosecutors to protect ability to help pregnant Texans seek legal abortions in other states
The suit comes two days before the state’s newest abortion ban, triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, goes into effect.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Here’s your ballot for the Nov. 8 Texas midterm elections
The U.S. will hold its midterm election on Nov. 8. In Texas, voters will elect officials for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.
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Texas 2022 Elections
What issues matter most to you this election? Help us cover Texans’ top concerns.
Help us prioritize the policy issues and election questions we should report on ahead of the November midterms.
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Public Education
Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and other attorneys general are suing in response.
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Politics
Texas AG Ken Paxton bans staff lawyers from speaking at state bar events, escalating feud sparked by 2020 election
The bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.
