The Fort Worth lawmaker, who has been close to Paxton, is the third serious primary challenger to emerge.
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Coronavirus in Texas
A Texas school district doesn’t require masks. The state is suing the district anyway.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued nine more school districts over their masking rules. One says it doesn’t mandate them. Another says it doesn’t enforce mask-wearing at Paxton’s request.
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Analysis: Texas and the U.S., lawyered up and ready to go to court
It’s usually the state suing the feds, but now the federal government is suing Texas for outlawing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. There are more lawsuits between the state and federal governments to come.
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Texas sues six school districts that issued mask mandates in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order
Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.
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Court allows Ken Paxton’s criminal case to move forward in his home county, but prosecutors say they’ll appeal
In May, a three-justice panel of the 1st Court of Appeals sent the case back to Collin, Paxton’s home county. Prosecutors asked the full court to reconsider.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott can’t enforce mask mandate ban, he argues in court
Abbott says local district attorneys have the authority to enforce his ban on local mask mandates. But urban DAs are unlikely to go after their fellow local officials.
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U.S. House panel probing Jan. 6 attack wants Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s communications with Trump administration
The Texas Attorney General was specifically named in a request for materials by the U.S. select committee.
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Criminal Justice
Analysis: When the Texas state seal doesn’t signify trust
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using the state seal to shield himself against accusations by former top aides. And former Gov. Rick Perry is using it as well — as a backdrop for a sales pitch.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cleared by his own office of wrongdoing in bribery allegations
Attorneys for former employees who were fired after accusing Paxton of abuse of office say report is “full of half-truths, outright lies, and glaring omissions.” Meanwhile, the FBI is also reportedly investigating.
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Health care
Federal judge rules for Texas, temporarily restores federal health care funding extension
The agreement was set to expire next year after federal health officials rescinded the Trump administration’s 10-year extension to the 1115 waiver agreement.
