Four complaints were filed against Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in 2014 involving his campaign finance reports as a state legislator. One investigation has been closed, and Miller says he expects the other three to be dismissed.
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Paxton Sends “Cease and Desist” to Ex-Staffer Critical of Trump U Investigation
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is seeking to silence a former official who claims his bosses nixed a lawsuit in 2010 against Trump University.
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Civil Rights Groups Ask Appeals Court to Block Judge’s Immigration Order
A coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups on Friday asked an appeals court to stop a federal judge’s order that requires the Obama administration to turn over the confidential information of thousands of undocumented immigrants.
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Ken Starr Struggles to Answer Whether He Knew About Rape Allegation (Video)
An awkward TV interview posted this week by a Waco TV station shows former Baylor University president Ken Starr offering multiple answers to a question about his knowledge of a student’s rape allegation.
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Former Texas Official: Abbott Did Not Pull Strings In Trump U Probe
The former head of the Texas attorney general’s consumer protection division says it was he — not then-Attorney General Greg Abbott — who decided how the office should investigate Trump University.
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Clinton Likes Her Chances in the Lone Star State (Video)
In the Roundup: The state’s attorney general loses his latest bid to have his criminal indictment dismissed, Ken Starr – the now former president of Baylor University – announces plans to resign his role as chancellor and Hillary Clinton declares she could turn Texas blue.
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In Texas, Trump University Shut Down After State Scrutiny
Long before Trump University fell in the crosshairs of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, one of Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans drew a bead on the now-defunct school: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Advocates Push For Early Release of Severely Ill Sex Offenders
A prisoner rights advocate thinks lawmakers should loosen restrictions on medical parole eligibility for sex offenders. A top state lawmaker on criminal justice issues agrees with her but says the issue is just too politically toxic.
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Judge Blocks License for Detention Facility
Immigrant rights groups were handed a significant victory on Wednesday when a Travis County judge ruled that the state temporarily cannot license an immigration detention center as a childcare facility.
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El Paso ID Effort Could Force Showdown Over Local Control
In El Paso, local leaders hope to create a municipal ID card for the region’s homeless, indigent and undocumented. But Gov. Greg Abbott has hinted that could make El Paso a so-called “sanctuary city.”
