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Austin doctors who treated trans kids leaving Dell Children’s clinic after AG Paxton announces investigation

Attorney General Ken Paxton previously announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity. Parents are scrambling to find transition-related care for their kids as the Legislature appears poised to ban it altogether.

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“This can’t be happening”: Allen becomes latest U.S. town to grapple with a mass shooting

After mall shooting, residents of the Dallas suburb are experiencing familiar rituals: mourning, anger and despair.

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Texas investigates hospital over care for transgender minors

A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton

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Texas AG Ken Paxton probing Austin children’s hospital following video of social worker discussing transition-related care

On the same day the Texas Legislature is set to debate Senate Bill 14, a proposed ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids, the attorney general files a request to examine documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate COVID-19 vaccine makers

Long an opponent of vaccine and mask mandates, the Republican said pharmaceutical companies may have misrepresented data. Pfizer strongly disagrees.

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Illegal voting in Texas likely to be a felony again after state House vote

The Texas Senate has passed similar legislation. But a key policy separates the two chambers.

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San Antonio to vote on progressive wish list on abortion, marijuana, low-level arrests

Proposition A on the May 6 ballot will test the city’s political climate and progressives’ ability to advance a controversial agenda.

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Texas considers bills criminalizing voter fraud despite no evidence

Experts say proposals are to ‘create political theater’ that will help lawmakers’ bids for re-election

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Harlan Crow, who gave lavish trips to Clarence Thomas, has donated $13M to GOP

WASHINGTON — Harlan Crow, the Dallas investor whose lavish secret trips with Justice Clarence Thomas have sparked an intense debate about Supreme Court ethics, is a GOP megadonor with many friends in high places.

Tribune News Service

Texas abortion funds cautiously resume services following legal reprieve

Groups had stopped work funding out-of-state travel for abortions due to threats from Republican attorney general Ken Paxton

The Guardian - US

Trump follows playbook for indicted politicians: deny, accuse the accuser and fund-raise

WASHINGTON — So far, Donald Trump is following a well-honed template for politicians facing criminal charges. Dismiss the allegations as baseless. Accuse the accusers of pushing an agenda.

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Republicans and Democrats react to Trump’s New York arraignment

Figures from across political spectrum weigh in on the criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump.

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Nate Paul, real estate investor in Paxton corruption allegations, ordered to jail again after losing appeal

The Austin real estate developer is central to allegations that his friend, Attorney General Ken Paxton, abused his office to help Paul’s business affairs.

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Skipping elections could put Texas voters at risk of being purged from rolls under bill

AUSTIN, Texas — Texans could be on a “suspense list” if they fail to vote in two consecutive federal elections under a controversial bill a Senate panel approved Thursday.

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Donald Trump seeks to remain dominant in Texas as Ron DeSantis erodes his base

DALLAS — Texas is Donald Trump’s second home.

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Texas attorney general's office: Whistleblowers should have known settlement funding could take years

AUSTIN, Texas — The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a group of whistleblowers who sued the agency should have known it could take years to get legislative approval to fund their proposed settlement.

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Texas alleges Biden administration unlawfully enacted 2023 federal budget

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Feb. 15, 2023, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023, arguing in part that certain CAA provisions violate state sovereignty and that Congress unlawfully passed the law without…

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TribCast: Will the Texas Legislature pay Ken Paxton’s legal settlement?

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James about lawmakers’ reluctance to spend $3.3 million on a whistleblower settlement for Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton pushes court to reconsider injunction halting investigations into affirming care

In the state’s final brief to appeal a September injunction that halted the investigation into Texas parents of transgender children, Paxton argued that individual families must provide evidence of harm from the actions of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Ken Paxton’s campaign against election crimes ensnared a Texas justice of the peace three times before judges thwarted the efforts

Many of the illegal voting cases the Texas attorney general has boasted about are unraveling after a key court ruling. But Tomas Ramirez III said the pursuit of charges against him has taken its toll.

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Legislature has little appetite to fund Ken Paxton’s settlement with whistleblowers

A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement, which would resolve a lawsuit alleging Paxton fired high-ranking deputies who accused him of misconduct.

Tribune News Service

$3.3 million whistleblower settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office in jeopardy, lawyers say

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of whistleblowers who sued Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office are calling off a settlement they reached after the state agency refused to agree to the terms, lawyers said Wednesday.

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Ken Paxton’s whistleblowers ask Texas Supreme Court to take up their case as $3.3 million settlement in jeopardy

Lawyers for four former employees who accused the attorney general of firing them for reporting alleged crimes to authorities say Paxton won’t agree to finalizing the deadline by the end of this legislative session.

Tribune News Service

Texas women with risky pregnancies sue over how state’s abortion ban forced them to flee

AUSTIN, Texas — Five women denied abortions in Texas despite having dangerous pregnancy complications sued the state in a lawsuit that could provide the first clarity on when doctors can legally perform the procedure.

Al Jazeera

US vice president voices support for Texas abortion lawsuit

Five Texas women have filed a lawsuit against the state alleging its abortion bans have led to a ‘healthcare crisis’.

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