In formal complaints, six whistleblowers allege they were retaliated against after reporting Paxton — with a “hostile” work environment that included being kept from attending important meetings and empty cardboard boxes delivered near their offices.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Democrats’ hopes of flipping Texas again fall short as Republicans dominate the state’s 2020 elections
This year proved another disappointment for Texas Democrats, who underperformed the high expectations they had set for themselves, particularly in a hotly contested battle for dominance in the Texas House.
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Texas 2020 Elections
President Donald Trump defeats Joe Biden in Texas
The Republican incumbent was poised to win Texas’ 38 electoral votes after an unexpectedly tight statewide race for the White House.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Harris County voters will only have one drive-thru polling site on Election Day
The closures of nine drive-thru locations follow a series of legal challenges led by a group of Texas Republicans. The county will still offer more than 800 polling locations.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Nearly 127,000 Harris County drive-thru votes appear safe after federal judge rejects GOP-led Texas lawsuit
The Republican plaintiffs in an appeal asked that drive-thru voting be halted on Election Day, but did not immediately ask again that ballots that have already been cast be tossed out.
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Criminal Justice
Two more senior aides fired from Texas attorney general’s office in wake of criminal accusations against Ken Paxton
David Maxwell and Mark Penley, top law enforcement aides at the agency, were fired after being on paid leave for weeks.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Harris County Democrats’ headquarters vandalized
The local party said its locks were filled with super glue, preventing officials from accessing their office. Also, federal officials are sending election monitors to Harris and Waller counties. And Texas is on pace to set a record for voter turnout Tuesday.
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Courts
U.S. Supreme Court allows inmate to sue prison officers after he was forced to spend six days in unsanitary cells with human waste
Trent Michael Taylor alleges that he was kept for three days in a cell covered with feces and spent another three days in a cell with sewage on the floor in a psychiatric prison unit in Lubbock.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to throw out nearly 127,000 Harris County votes
A handful of GOP activists and candidates had asked the state’s highest civil court to rule Harris County’s drive-thru voting locations illegal and invalidate votes that have already been cast. The challenge has also been filed in federal court.
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“It’s wholly un-American”: Harris County drive-thru voters await court rulings as Texas Republicans push to invalidate 127,000 votes
A conservative activist and three Republican candidates have asked state and federal courts to toss the votes and shut down drive-thru voting in the state’s most populous, and largely Democratic, county.
