Two were fired and two placed on leave — moves employment attorneys say will likely spark a whistleblower lawsuit. A spokesperson for Paxton said the personnel changes were not related to the whistleblower allegations.
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Second whistleblower fired from Texas attorney general’s office after accusing Ken Paxton of bribery
Blake Brickman and Lacey Mase, two whistleblowers who accused their boss of crimes including bribery and abuse of office, were both fired Tuesday.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Voters in Harris County may continue using drive-thru voting, Texas Supreme Court rules
A last-minute challenge by the Republican parties of Texas and Harris County argued the largely Democratic county’s new drive-thru polling places were illegal.
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Politics
Texans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz vote to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate
Texas’ two senators are among the 12 Republicans who participated in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Barrett. A vote by the full Senate is scheduled for Monday.
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Immigration
The parents of 545 children separated at the border still haven’t been found
About two-thirds of the parents are believed to be somewhere in Central America.
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Politics
Top aide in Texas attorney general’s office terminated after accusing Ken Paxton of bribery
The departure “was not voluntary,” said Lacey Mase, one of several senior aides who said Attorney General Ken Paxton used his office to serve the interests of a donor.
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Criminal Justice
Defending himself against criminal allegations, Ken Paxton gave his first interview to a website identified as part of a pay-for-play network
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.
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Criminal Justice
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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Demographics
The census doesn’t count Arab Americans. That leaves some Texans feeling invisible.
The census does not include an option for people to identify as Middle Eastern or North African Americans. That leaves Arab Texans to identify as white or “other” on the all-important national count.
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Politics
Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats
Texas is among the states that could lose congressional seats and federal funds if undocumented immigrants are excluded from crucial calculations.
