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Feds charge Fort Bend County official with theft of government money

Carmen Turner, the Democratic tax assessor-collector since 2021, was arrested Thursday morning.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 22

The U.S. may soon receive $600 million worth of Iranian oil that was seized earlier in the war, putting an ancient body of maritime law back in focus

The legal channel the administration is using to seize the tankers is known as prize law and has its roots in the Middle Ages.

Fortune · Sep 27

How Texas Can Lead in Fighting Anti-Asian Racism

Rather than demonize immigrants as forever foreigners, the Texan thing has been to document their longstanding commitments to the state.

Texas Observer · Sep 18

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DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, 'we’d have to conduct a séance'

The Justice Department is reviving prize law, a centuries-old set of rules that could streamline the process of seizing enemy vessels.

Fortune · Aug 28

Second Houston ICE Shooting Witness Freed as Four Investigations Stall

A second man swept into Houston's fatal ICE shooting case has been ordered free.

Latin Times · Aug 27

U.S. attorney confirms that FBI tests didn’t find meth in van driven by man fatally shot by ICE in Houston

Aaron Reitz did not reveal what FBI testing found in bags taken from Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after his July 7 shooting death. Other men in the van said the bags contained salt.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 13

Substance found in van after Houston ICE shooting wasn’t drugs, DA and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia say

The Texas Tribune · Jul 24

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Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing

The newly released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 22

FBI says Mexican man shot dead by ICE had drugs in his car. His family’s lawyer says it was salt

Labor advocates say that mixing salt into water is a standard, everyday practice for construction crews seeking to stay hydrated

The Independent UK · Jul 18

A Texas prosecutor reveals new details in an ICE killing of a Houston father

A federal prosecutor in Texas has shared new details about the shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer in early July

The Independent UK · Jul 18

Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston

The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Houston, is holding a public vigil for him

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Aaron Reitz, former attorney general candidate, appointed U.S. attorney in Texas’ southern district

Reitz, a partisan firebrand who has vowed to “destroy the left,” previously served as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top deputy.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 9

In GOP attorney general runoff, two hard-right conservatives spar over experience, Trump loyalty

State Sen. Mayes Middleton says Rep. Chip Roy betrayed the MAGA movement, while Roy says Middleton isn't qualified to work at the attorney general’s office, let alone lead it.

The Texas Tribune · May 19

Ken Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP runoff

The University of Houston survey results were within the margin of error less than a month out from the May 26 election. State Sen. Mayes Middleton had a wider lead in the attorney general primary.

The Texas Tribune · May 5

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The Texas Tribune · Apr 22

Texas AG runoff: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy weigh in on election integrity, lawsuits and more

Texas’ next top lawyer will take over a key driver of the conservative legal movement. We revisited the major issues in an updated Q&A with the two remaining Republican candidates.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 25

Mayes Middleton nabs former opponent Aaron Reitz’s endorsement in GOP attorney general runoff

Reitz, a former aide to Texas AG Ken Paxton, had sharply criticized both Middleton and Chip Roy on the campaign trail.

Texas Observer · Mar 4

Cornyn and Paxton Lead a Decadent GOP Empire into Ruinous Runoffs

As Texas’ senior U.S. Senator said, Judgment Day is coming. But first, nearly 90 days of bloodsport.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 4

Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy advance to runoff for GOP attorney general nomination

With a self-funded ad surge, Middleton overcame Roy’s initial frontrunner status, taking a commanding lead but falling short of the majority needed to win outright.

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The Texas Tribune · Mar 3

Polls close today in the Texas primaries. Here are five things to watch.

This Tuesday, Tribune reporters are watching two blockbuster Senate primaries, an open attorney general seat, and more high-stakes, competitive races up and down the Texas ballot.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 2

Political fighting pervades Texas politicians’ responses to Austin shooting

Days out from the March primary, Republicans called for changes to immigration law. Democrats repeated their calls for stricter gun laws.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 25

Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico by double digits in Senate Democratic primary, poll finds

On the Republican side, Ken Paxton and John Cornyn were neck-and-neck and in position for a runoff, according to the poll from the University of Texas’ Texas Politics Project.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 18

GOP attorney general candidates tout conservative bona fides at only debate in primary to succeed Ken Paxton

All four candidates are vying to prove they are the heir apparent to Paxton, who has solidified the office as a juggernaut in the conservative legal movement.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 17

Chip Roy is known for calling out GOP leaders. He says that’s what Texas needs in an attorney general.

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy has broken with his party, and called out President Donald Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton. He says his loyalty is to Texas and to the Constitution.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 16

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.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 13

In Texas attorney general race, Mayes Middleton runs on conservative, not courtroom, record

Middleton has the money and the endorsements. But his primary opponents say he lacks key legal experience to be Texas’ top lawyer.

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