It’s unclear when Gov. Greg Abbott hopes to call the election to represent a district ravaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Ken Paxton
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Politics
The next local control fight? Like Uber before, city regulations for AirBnB and HomeAway are in the crosshairs
This time, the fight is happening in the courts after attempts to overturn short-term rental ordinances failed in the Legislature.
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Politics
Texas AG Ken Paxton ramps up fight against schools’ “illegal electioneering”
Education advocates and some officials who have received cease-and-desist letters and open records requests from the state’s top lawyer say the actions are politically motivated.
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Texas Elections 2018
End is near in bruising, expensive Huffines-Paxton battle
Ahead of Tuesday’s primaries, the Republican race for Senate District 8 has turned into easily the most expensive — and arguably the nastiest — primary for state office.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Split Decision: Texas Senate candidates Phillip Huffines and Angela Paxton
In the Republican primary race for state Senate District 8, first-time candidates Phillip Huffines and Angela Paxton discuss the issues important to the North Texas district and their strong family ties in politics.
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Health care
Texas leads 20-state lawsuit against Obamacare
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama’s landmark health care law — again.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick backs Angela Paxton in GOP primary for North Texas senate seat
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday jumped into the hotly contested Republican primary for Senate District 8, endorsing Angela Paxton, wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, over Phillip Huffines, the twin brother of a sitting state senator.
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In new disclosure, Texas AG Ken Paxton says he received $84,000 in gifts for his legal defense in 2017
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been fighting securities fraud charges for most of his first term, received money from family friends and other personal connections for his legal defense, according to a newly released financial disclosure statement.
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Federal judge says Texas still needs oversight to fix its “broken” foster care system
In a 116-page order, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack said Texas has dragged its heels on foster care reform and continues to need oversight as it tries to find fixes.
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Paxton: Texans can bring guns to church unless church says otherwise
Attorney General Ken Paxton has clarified that licensed handgun owners can bring their weapons to church as long as the church does not say otherwise — a question raised after the deadly church shooting last month in Sutherland Springs.