If approved, former Griddy customers might not have to pay their outstanding bills, some of which cost more than $15,000. Still, many customers have already had their bank accounts drafted or credit cards charged for thousands of dollars.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Austin to stop it from imposing a local mask order
Texas’ mask mandate was lifted this week, and Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that “no jurisdiction” can implement a local one if coronavirus hospitalizations don’t meet a certain metric.
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Health care
Judge rejects bid by Planned Parenthood to stay in Medicaid, affecting health service for thousands of low-income Texans
Health officials had told Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid patients they had until early February to find new doctors, but the health provider filed an emergency lawsuit saying the state had not followed the proper procedures.
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Criminal Justice
Twitter sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, asks court to halt his investigation of the social media company
Beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who attended the pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol siege, issued civil investigative demands to Twitter after the company banned the former president from its platform.
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Criminal Justice
Lawyer for Texas attorney general’s office repeatedly tries to block testimony and evidence at whistleblower hearing
A Travis County judge opted to move forward with Monday’s hearing without ruling on the motion to dismiss the whistleblower lawsuit. Late Monday night, an appeals court halted the second day of proceedings at the request of the agency’s attorney.
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Winter Storm 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues electricity retailer Griddy over exorbitant bills
Griddy claims it billed some customers tens of thousands of dollars due to skyrocketing wholesale electricity prices. Meanwhile, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday calling those price increases “devastating.”
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TribCast
TribCast: What’s next for Texas after last week’s winter storm?
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Alana and Erin about the political fallout from the winter storm and what the state might do to prevent future widespread power outages.
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Winter Storm 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, traveled to Utah during winter storm
Ken Paxton’s campaign confirms he attended “a previously planned meeting with the Attorney General of Utah to discuss several matters, including strategizing on imminent action in the Google lawsuit.”
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Criminal Justice
Analysis: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defending his reputation on two fronts
Paxton’s legal troubles are increasing in volume, at just about the time an officeholder in his position would be thinking about the next round of elections.
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TribCast
TribCast: Ken Paxton’s legal woes continue
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Kate, Karen and Mitchell about Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest legal problems, the vaccine rollout and the politics of energy in Biden-era Texas.
