Former San Antonio gang member Miguel Angel Paredes was executed Tuesday for his role in a 2002 slaying that left three people dead.
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No Halloween Hearing for Perry
Gov. Rick Perry won’t be making a Halloween court appearance after all. The Oct. 31 hearing that had been scheduled in Perry’s criminal case has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at 10 a.m., a court employee confirmed.
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Wealthy Donor Pumps Cash, Consternation Into Bexar County DA Race
Thanks to a wealthy and generous personal injury lawyer, Democrat Nicholas LaHood is mounting a well-funded challenge in his bid to unseat 16-year Republican incumbent Susan Reed as Bexar County district attorney.
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TribLive: Houston on Open Government
At our 10/16 TribLive conversation, Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014, talked about how he’d respond to open records requests.
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TribLive: Houston on His Uphill Battle
At our 10/16 TribLive conversation, Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014, talked about the difficulty of running as a down-ballot statewide candidate in his party.
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Video: Looking to Avoid Confusion Over Voter ID Shuffle
Texas’ voter ID law is in effect for the Nov. 4 general election. Election workers are working to help ensure there is no confusion as voters head to the polls.
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TribLive: Houston on Paxton
At our 10/16 TribLive conversation, Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014, argued the case against his Republican opponent, state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney.
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TribLive: A Conversation With Sam Houston
Full video of my 10/16 TribLive conversation with Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014.
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A Day in the Life of Sam Houston and His Very Lonely Campaign
With little money and swimming against the tide in conservative Texas, Democrat Sam Houston has little choice but to campaign for attorney general “the old fashioned way” — on the cheap, and largely from the front seat of his Toyota Prius.
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Judge: Perry Must Attend Oct. 31 Court Hearing
A judge ruled Monday that Gov. Rick Perry will have to appear at an Oct. 31 hearing related to his indictment. On that date, visiting Judge Bert Richardson said, he would take up two matters raised by the governor’s legal team.
