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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.
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Assclown of the Year: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is an utter embarrassment to Texas
Patrick tried to pretend he was an impartial overseer of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, but it should clear it was rigged from day one.
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Judge orders Ken Paxton to answer questions under oath in whistleblower suit
Paxton and three top aides would be required to answer with inquiries into allegations of bribery and corruption brought by his former employees.
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Texas woman who sued over abortion ban leaves state for procedure
The Texas Attorney Genera’s office won an emergency stay from the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, leaving Kate Cox and her terminally ill fetus in limbo.
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Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an abortion
After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.
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Texas Attorney General threatens to go after doctors who give emergency abortion to Kate Cox
Cox’s fetus had an abnormality from which it’s likely to die before or shortly after birth.
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Assclown Alert: Tamping down on free speech to score political points with Texas AG Ken Paxton
Paxton announced his office is investigating watchdog group Media Matters for ‘potentially fraudulent activity’ after it reported on white supremacist content on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Whistleblowers ask judge to order Ken Paxton, aides to sit for depositions
The motion, filed Tuesday, comes a week after a judge in Burnet County allowed the 3-year-old whistleblower lawsuit to proceed.
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Texas age-verification law for porn sites goes into effect while pending appeal
Although a federal judge declared the law ‘unconstitutional on its face,’ an appeals court ruled that it can go into effect while legal challenges play out.
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Judge sets trial date in for Texas AG Ken Paxton’s delayed securities fraud case
The trial, set to begin April 15, is one of several legal woes that remain on the horizon for Paxton.
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Two of Ken Paxton’s top deputies depart attorney general’s office
Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune show the attorneys were expected to return to work after the impeachment trial ended and their extended absence raised concerns internally about the offices’ ability to function properly.
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Torchy’s Denounces Nazis, School Vouchers: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
The taco chain released a statement speaking out against hate groups after men in Nazi attire were seen dining in one of its Ft. Worth restaurants.
