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Free speech groups challenge Texas law requiring parental consent for kids’ social media
Tech groups have also sued to block the state law from going into effect Sept. 1.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Houston immigrants’ rights org over political speech
Attorney General Ken Paxton has targeted similar organizations that aid migrants at the border. The lawsuit appears to be the first to focus on political speech and rules that govern nonprofits.
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Texas sues Biden again to block federal protections for transgender workers
The Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas’ public hospitals to start reporting costs of treating migrants
Advocacy groups said the mandate, which could affect 200,000 people in San Antonio, doesn’t make sense and is another effort to scapegoat migrants for political gain.
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Texas sues Biden administration over confidential contraception for teens
Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.
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Another judge rejects Texas AG Ken Paxton’s suit to shut down decriminalization policy
The case’s dismissal is the second courtroom defeat for Paxton as he’s sought to shut down municipal marijuana reform policies.
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House ethics chair says Paxton’s claim he’s being impeached again is meritless
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday evening said the Texas House ethics committee, which scheduled a meeting for next week, is planning to recommend impeaching him a second time.
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Court ruling suggests recent activity in federal investigation of Ken Paxton
Records don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.
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Judge throws out Texas AG’s suit challenging voter-backed cannabis decriminalization
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to overturn decriminalization ordinances approved by voters in five Texas cities.
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How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets
The attorney general repeatedly uses laws meant to protect against fraudulent or deceptive practices to target hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and LGBTQ+ groups.
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Pope blasts Texas AG Paxton’s suit to shut down migrant-aiding Catholic charity
Pope Francis called Ken Paxton’s attempt to close El Paso-based Annunciation House ‘madness.’
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Donald Trump says he’d consider Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general
Trump told a reporter in Texas this weekend that Paxton is ‘a very talented guy.’
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Court rules State Bar of Texas can pursue disciplinary action against Ken Paxton
The bar sought to punish the Texas Attorney General over allegations he made false claims in a suit filed to overturn the 2020 election.
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Texas could require social media influencers to disclose paid political posts
The Tribune reported last year that a company called Influenceable LLC was paid to recruit influencers to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton over his impeachment.
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Ken Paxton agrees to community service to avoid trial, conviction in securities fraud case
Paxton, who will not have to enter a plea under the terms of the agreement, faced the prospect of decades in prison if he had been convicted of fraud.
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Two porn websites face millions in fines after Texas accuses them of ignoring its age-verification law
The lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton comes after Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn pulled out of Texas.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hints Facebook crash was part of election-interference scheme
‘Realistically, this is probably something done by our intelligence agencies,’ one person posted in response to Paxton’s tweet.
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Bad Takes: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s anti-cannabis crusade is the opposite of small government
Pursuing low-level cannabis charges is a waste of time and money, and Texas’ top law-enforcement official should recognize that.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues 5 cities where voters cast ballots to decriminalize weed
The group behind the ballot initiatives called the suit an ‘obvious attempt to deflect from Paxton’s embarrassing legal jeopardy and diminishing political influence.’
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Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ civil Medicaid fraud unit is falling apart
After the chief of the attorney general’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division was forced out last year, two-thirds of attorneys have quit the unit, leaving it at its smallest size since Paxton took office.