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El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down

Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Denton principals for electioneering on district emails

The two principals encouraged colleagues to vote for candidates who oppose school vouchers.

The Texas Tribune

At odds with Abbott and Paxton, Rep. Stan Lambert is under fire and getting outraised in his GOP primary

District 71 is one of three-dozen Texas House races where statewide Republicans are trying to oust incumbents from their own party. Lambert says he knows his constituents better than they do.

The Texas Tribune

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Frustration boils as Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton target GOP incumbents

Big spending and anger surround reelection bids for state House members like Glenn Rogers, who’s facing heat for votes on vouchers and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.

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Ken Paxton sues to revoke an El Paso nonprofit’s state registration after it didn’t immediately hand over client records

Annunciation House, a network of shelters that serves migrants, sought relief from the attorney general’s demand to immediately release information about its clients. Paxton accused the religious group of smuggling humans across the southern border.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries

The attorney general has tried to supplant eight Republican judges on the court after they rejected his efforts to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud. The judges are now pushing back.

The Texas Tribune

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Judge rejects attempts to toss indictments against Texas AG Ken Paxton, keeps April trial on course

Paxton’s securities fraud trial will kick off on April 15. He has been under indictment for nearly nine years. He has pleaded not guilty.

The Texas Tribune

Big Firms With $7 Tn Exit Climate Investment Pressure Group

A pair of large investment companies with nearly $7 trillion in assets, said Thursday they exited a climate change investor initiative that aims to pressure companies to quickly cut carbon emissions.

International Business Times

Despite ties to defendants, Texas Supreme Court justice didn’t recuse himself from sex abuse case

Two decades ago, John Devine worked with the law firm of Paul Pressler and Jared Woodfill, later defendants in a Southern Baptist abuse case.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House Republican incumbents draw most primary challengers in a decade

Welcome to the Monday, February 5, 2024, Brew.

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Gov. Greg Abbott Defends Migrant Tactics in Eagle Pass Amid Escalating Legal Battle with Biden Administration

Department of Public Safety tells visiting governors that efforts to deter migrants are effective and razor wire and buoy barriers "save lives"

Latin Times

Ken Paxton sues five Texas cities that decriminalized marijuana

Voters in Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton approved the policies in 2022. The attorney general said the ordinances are inconsistent with laws enacted by the Texas Legislature.

The Texas Tribune

Migrant crisis intensifies as Texas and Biden clash over border

Discover the latest developments in the Texas migrant crisis, as Governor Abbott and the Biden administration clash over border security and ownership of s...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refuses to back down at the border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refuses to surrender in the border standoff with the Biden administration, maintaining their blockage of U.S. Border Patr...

The Texas Tribune

Feds say Texas is blocking Border Patrol from a section of the border, ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene

The Justice Department says agents can’t access 2.5 miles of the border and a boat ramp in Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune

From RaTmasTer to kingmaker: How Jonathan Stickland trolled his way to Texas GOP power

In his teens and his 20s, Stickland was a prolific internet troll. But instead of growing out of it, he would make a career of it — ascending to the role of a conservative Texas powerbroker, before taking heat for hosting a meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

The Texas Tribune

In debate, GOP candidates for Texas House special election mirror statewide intraparty tensions

The two feuding Republicans were the top two finishers in a November special election to succeed expelled state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, in House District 2.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate candidate backed by Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick faces mounting eligibility challenges

Brent Hagenbuch is working to fend off doubts about his residency in the four-way Republican primary to replace retiring state Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster. A last-minute court filing claims he resides in a corporate apartment in the district.

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