Happy Clouds smoke shop on Guadalupe Street in Austin displays hemp flower bud on March 30, 2026, the day before the state banned its sale.

Judge rules to temporarily block Texas’ smokeable hemp ban

People will be allowed to buy smokeable hemp THC products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, from Texas businesses until at least April 23.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, until at least April 23. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble granted the Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of America, and several Texas-based dispensaries and manufacturers a temporary […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at an event for his U.S. Senate campaign in Tyler on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Texas attorney general’s office under scrutiny for letting donors use hotel room bookings

The attorney general’s office reallocated taxpayer-funded rooms to donors and other private citizens, some of whom initially failed to cover the cost of the stay.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

State Sen. Mayes Middleton (left) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy are on a race to the bottom.

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Shredding the Constitution with Texas AG candidates Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy

GOP primary voters have a choice between a spoiled rich kid with shaky legal chops and a far-right ideologue with all the likability of his former boss, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.

by Sanford Nowlin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

The SpaceX Starship is seen on its launch pad from the shore of Boca Chica Beach ahead of its 10th flight test on the morning of Aug. 24, 2025.

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Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court

The justices are considering the constitutionality of a 2013 law in a lawsuit brought by environmentalist and indigenous groups against the General Land Office and Cameron County.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Aaron Reitz, nominee to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, speaking at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025.

Politics & Elections

Aaron Reitz, Paxton’s endorsed successor, vows to ‘destroy the left’ if elected Texas attorney general

Reitz believes the nation is at war with liberals, and the best bulwark against them is a fully empowered Texas attorney general’s office — with him at the helm.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

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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.

by Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica January 31, 2024April 9, 2024

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Ken Paxton announces investigation of media group following Elon Musk’s lawsuit

After a report from Media Matters showed advertisements from major brands appeared next to antisemitic posts on X, the company sued the media watchdog group and its reporter. The Texas AG’s Office plans to investigate the nonprofit for potential fraud.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune November 21, 2023May 30, 2025

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Nate Paul, the businessman at the center of Ken Paxton’s impeachment, charged with four new federal crimes

During the impeachment trial, whistleblowers testified they believed Paul to be a criminal and were concerned that Paxton was essentially turning the keys of the office over to him.

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune November 9, 2023April 3, 2025

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An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

The impeachment proceedings, and the events that precipitated them, have left the Texas Office of the Attorney General in turmoil. Can Paxton steady the ship of an institution vital to the conservative cause?

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 18, 2023November 22, 2023

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Texas Senate refuses all of Paxton’s attempts to throw out impeachment charges

The most support any of his pretrial motions received was from 10 out of the Senate’s total of 30 lawmakers.

by Sanford Nowlin September 5, 2023September 12, 2023

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s habit of refusing to defend state agencies cost taxpayers

Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune give deeper insight into how Paxton’s representation denials often pushed agencies to look for outside legal counsel that was ultimately funded by taxpayers.

by Vianna Davila and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica September 5, 2023September 15, 2023

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Attorney General Ken Paxton blasts pending impeachment vote, calls for protests

Paxton said House members were showing ‘contempt for the electoral process’ and accused them of sabotaging his work challenging the Biden administration.

by Patrick Svitek and Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune May 27, 2023May 9, 2025

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Bandera County GOP honchos indicted, accused of locking leader out of party bank account

The pair was reportedly booked into Bandera County Jail Friday on state felony charges.

by Sanford Nowlin January 17, 2023July 2, 2024

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San Antonio’s iHeartMedia will pay $65,000 to settle claim it aired misleading Google phone ads

The settlement comes less than a month after iHeartMedia struck a deal to pay $400,000 to resolve similar Federal Trade Commission allegations.

by Sanford Nowlin December 19, 2022August 17, 2023

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Former San Antonio-area law enforcement official convicted over threat to shoot Joe Biden

“I’ll be there and have been practicing my sniping skills all month just for this occasion,” the 55-year-old man allegedly said in a text.

by Sanford Nowlin March 15, 2022July 21, 2025

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Judge rules to temporarily block Texas’ smokeable hemp ban

Texas attorney general’s office under scrutiny for letting donors use hotel room bookings

Shredding the Constitution with Texas AG candidates Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy

Legal fight over SpaceX beach closures hits Texas Supreme Court

Aaron Reitz, Paxton’s endorsed successor, vows to ‘destroy the left’ if elected Texas attorney general

Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ civil Medicaid fraud unit is falling apart

Ken Paxton announces investigation of media group following Elon Musk’s lawsuit

Nate Paul, the businessman at the center of Ken Paxton’s impeachment, charged with four new federal crimes

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

Texas Senate refuses all of Paxton’s attempts to throw out impeachment charges

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s habit of refusing to defend state agencies cost taxpayers

Attorney General Ken Paxton blasts pending impeachment vote, calls for protests

Bandera County GOP honchos indicted, accused of locking leader out of party bank account

San Antonio’s iHeartMedia will pay $65,000 to settle claim it aired misleading Google phone ads

Former San Antonio-area law enforcement official convicted over threat to shoot Joe Biden

Bexar County Jail inmate, 29, dies following suspected ‘medical episode’

Analysis: Embattled Texas AG Ken Paxton’s own office declares him innocent. Who cares?

Bexar County Is No. 2 in Texas for Officer-Involved Shootings; Black Residents Are in the Crosshairs

Illegal Air Pollution Has Increased Exponentially in the San Antonio Area, According to New Report

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