Ian Prior, a Republican operative who promoted the story for the Texas attorney general’s campaign, denied that the campaign had paid the Southeast Texas Record to publish it. “Definitive no,” he said.
Ken Paxton
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Texas joins Trump administration’s lawsuit against Google, arguing the tech company has a monopoly
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the multibillion-dollar company engaged in anti-competitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising.
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Embattled Texas AG Ken Paxton and outside attorney respond to complaint that led to staff uprising
Outside attorney Brandon Cammack said he’d never met Paxton before he was asked to apply for the position, but he “rose to the occasion” in accepting a major assignment.
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Paxton fought $300 hourly rate for attorneys prosecuting him, but OKs it for “rookie” lawyer in donor’s case
The long-running securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — now more than five years old — has been delayed for years as he resists paying special prosecutors $300 an hour. But he personally signed off on that rate for an inexperienced attorney probing a political donor’s complaint.
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Donor accuses Texas AG Ken Paxton’s office of mishandling complaint that led to staff mutiny
Aides in the attorney general’s office have said their boss used the power of the agency to serve the financial interests of Nate Paul, an Austin investor and donor. Paul’s attorney said his client has been the victim of agency “dysfunction.”
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hired an inexperienced lawyer to investigate claims by his political donor
The young lawyer has five years of experience and apparent ties to an attorney for Nate Paul, a political donor to Paxton at the center of the latest allegations against the attorney general.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office said it’s closing investigation into donor’s claims, which top aides linked to criminal allegations
Top aides have accused Paxton of using the agency to serve the interests of the donor through the investigation — which has involved subpoenas related to the donor’s financial interests.
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Criminal Justice
In new email, senior aides say Ken Paxton used power of his office to benefit political donor Nate Paul
The aides are doubling down on accusations they made last week to law enforcement that Paxton had committed crimes including bribery and abuse of office.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he’s “not really happy” with the way Ken Paxton has run the Texas attorney general’s office
Cornyn said the allegations against Paxton “need to be investigated.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
Carrollton mayoral candidate arrested on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining mail-in ballots
The candidate allegedly forged voting registration applications and had mail-in ballots sent to a post office box. It’s unclear how many actual ballots were involved in the scheme.