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6 hours ago

Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers

Read full article: Texas sues PowerSchool over breach compromising info of over 880,000 students, teachers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing PowerSchool after a massive data breach compromised the sensitive information of over 880,000 students and teachers across Texas, including those in Houston ISD.

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7 hours ago

Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban

Read full article: Texas sued over its lab-grown meat ban

Two California-based companies accuse the state of government overreach for banning the sale of their products for the next two years.

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1 day ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation

Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation

The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.

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Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump

Read full article: Fed governor Cook seeks court order blocking her firing by Trump

A case that could provide the Trump administration with new and expansive power over the traditionally independent Federal Reserve got its first court hearing Friday.

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Trump foes like Fed Governor Lisa Cook find themselves targeted by top housing regulator

Read full article: Trump foes like Fed Governor Lisa Cook find themselves targeted by top housing regulator

Bill Pulte, the country's top housing regulator, has been using his position to target President Trump's political enemies.

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Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

Read full article: Bill giving attorney general authority to prosecute election crimes heads to Abbott’s desk

The measure comes four years after the state’s highest criminal court ruled the agency could not bring election cases without an invitation from local prosecutors.

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Schools must display Ten Commandments despite federal court injunction, Texas AG says

Read full article: Schools must display Ten Commandments despite federal court injunction, Texas AG says

A federal judge in San Antonio issued a temporary injunction Friday blocking the enforcement of Senate Bill 10 (SB 10) in a set of Texas school districts. However, Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday that districts not listed in the order must still display the Ten Commandments once the law takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

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Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary

Read full article: Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary

Aaron Reitz and Chip Roy, positioning themselves as Paxton’s ideological heirs, have served as top aides for both the attorney general and Cruz.

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Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

Read full article: Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign.

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Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general

Read full article: Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general

A Republican congressman from Texas, Chip Roy, says he's running for state attorney general.

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Republican Stan Lambert of Abilene won’t seek reelection to Texas House

Read full article: Republican Stan Lambert of Abilene won’t seek reelection to Texas House

Lambert overcame a brutal primary last year after drawing the wrath of two of the state’s most powerful GOP leaders.

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18th Congressional District candidates drop out of race, endorse Christian Menefee

Read full article: 18th Congressional District candidates drop out of race, endorse Christian Menefee

It’s unclear what the announcement could entail, but Menefee's team says it will demonstrate “strong unity in the face of Republican redistricting efforts.”

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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group

Read full article: El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group

The order bars Paxton from prosecuting O’Rourke’s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by People’s charter.

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Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says

Read full article: Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from requiring nearly a dozen public school districts across the state to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

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Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers

Read full article: Appeals court overturns order that stripped some protections from pregnant Texas state workers

A federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge’s earlier order that had stripped those protections from Texas state employees.

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Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Read full article: Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary

Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.

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Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

Read full article: Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 2027

WK Kellogg Co. plans to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the next two and a half years.

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Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Read full article: Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

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TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?

Read full article: TribCast: Will 13 Democrats be expelled from the Texas House?

In this week’s episode, Matthew and Eleanor ask University of Houston law professor David Froomkin to help them break down the legal cases seeking to remove 13 Democrats from the Texas House.

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Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Read full article: Trump ally Ken Paxton escalates Texas redistricting fight with call for Beto O'Rourke to be jailed

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating the partisan redistricting fight by asking a judge to hold progressive activist Beto O'Rourke in contempt.

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Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Read full article: Ken Paxton asks judge to jail Beto O’Rourke for fundraising Texas Dems' walkout

Paxton sued O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, last week, arguing that the group was deceptively fundraising for and illegally supporting Texas Democrats’ walkout.

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Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Texas Supreme Court won’t rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state

The governor and attorney general have asked the court to find that Democratic lawmakers abandoned their seats when they left Texas to delay a new congressional map.

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In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

Read full article: In redistricting clash, Texas GOP flexes power to shut down Democrats’ last tool of resistance

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

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Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps

Read full article: Newsom urges Trump to abandon redistricting fight as Texas Republicans remain stymied on new maps

Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor.

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How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Read full article: How Texas Democrats' walkout has launched a fight across the US over political maps

Texas Republicans have escalated the penalties against Democrats as they enter a second week camped out in states across the country to block new U.S. House maps pushed for by President Donald Trump to win more seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state

The order came at the request of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who O’Rourke accused in a separate lawsuit of going on a “fishing expedition, constitutional rights be damned.”

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Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Beto O’Rourke over alleged ‘Beto Bribes’ to Texas Democrats

Read full article: Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Beto O’Rourke over alleged ‘Beto Bribes’ to Texas Democrats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke and his organization, Powered by People, alleging unlawful fundraising activities and a potentially misleading financial-influence scheme to support Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to break quorum.

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Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Read full article: Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff

Gov. Greg Abbott previously asked the court to expel Rep. Gene Wu, the House Democratic leader. Paxton disputed the governor’s authority to make the request.

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California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

Read full article: California's Newsom, Pelosi back Texas Democrats as GOP warns of more escalations over walkout

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have appeared shoulder-to-shoulder with Texas Democratic lawmakers in a show of support for their nearly weeklong walkout.

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John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton

Read full article: John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton

The annual summer break is a critical window for Texas’ senior senator, whose allies are blitzing the airwaves with ads courting primary voters — and President Donald Trump.

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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

Read full article: Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

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Texas Democrats face legal pressure after redistricting walkout

Read full article: Texas Democrats face legal pressure after redistricting walkout

In response to Texas Democrats blocking the quorum needed for redistricting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, and Attorney General Ken Paxton are turning up the heat—threatening legal action and seeking federal help to bring the lawmakers back.

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Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

Read full article: Abbott’s bid to expel the House Democratic leader goes to a court filled with his appointees

The Texas Supreme Court said in 2021 the Constitution allows members to thwart legislation by leaving the state. Abbott wants them to reconsider.

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Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan

Read full article: Texas Democrats plea for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs.

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What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

Read full article: What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration.

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Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state

Read full article: Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state

The attorney general is also looking into the George Soros-backed Texas Majority PAC, which is playing a coordinating role to solicit donations from Democratic donors.

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What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

Read full article: What states are doing in the battle for partisan advantage in US House redistricting maps

A redistricting battle for partisan advantage in Congress is spreading across states.

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Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

Read full article: Federal appeals court sides with Texas on ID requirements for voting by mail

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s voter ID requirements for mail-in ballots do not violate the Civil Rights Act.

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Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader, escalating efforts to end walkout

Read full article: Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader, escalating efforts to end walkout

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.

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Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott asks Texas Supreme Court to expel House Democratic leader who left state

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue that leaving the state to halt legislative action qualifies as abandoning an office.

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Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

Read full article: Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that Ken Paxton’s office can’t question officials from Catholic Charities under oath without first filing a lawsuit.

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The Latest: House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and others

Read full article: The Latest: House committee issues subpoenas for Epstein files, depositions with Clintons and others

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, part of a congressional probe that lawmakers believe may show links to President Donald Trump and other former top officials.

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The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Read full article: The Texas redistricting fight spurring a legislative standoff: What you need to know

Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face financial and political risk in their bid to block the GOP plan.

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LIVE: Texas Democrats join state lawmakers nationwide to speak out against redistricting efforts

Read full article: LIVE: Texas Democrats join state lawmakers nationwide to speak out against redistricting efforts

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have scattered across the country in a last-ditch effort to prevent Republicans from adopting U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants in place before the 2026 midterm elections.

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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats

Read full article: Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats

Texas Democrats have prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump.

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Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump

Read full article: Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

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Texas launches new modernized child support system. Here’s what changed

Read full article: Texas launches new modernized child support system. Here’s what changed

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday the launch of a new case management and customer service system designed to modernize the operations of the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division (“OAG-CSD”).

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Texas again trying to restrict the bathrooms transgender people can use

Read full article: Texas again trying to restrict the bathrooms transgender people can use

The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation and comes as momentum for such restrictions has increased in the state and nationally.

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Attorneys for Robert Roberson, man in shaken baby syndrome case, ask Texas court to delay his October execution date

Read full article: Attorneys for Robert Roberson, man in shaken baby syndrome case, ask Texas court to delay his October execution date

Convicted in 2003 for the tragic death of his daughter, Roberson's case is under intense scrutiny due to new evidence challenging the 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' hypothesis.

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Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

Read full article: Ken Paxton sues adult swimming organization for allowing transgender competitors at San Antonio event

The Texas attorney general said U.S. Masters Swimming violated the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.

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GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump is telling them to stay in their seats

Read full article: GOP House members want to run in other races. Trump is telling them to stay in their seats

President Donald Trump is urging House members in competitive seats to stay put and not run in other races.

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Texas lawmakers scrutinize state's response to catastrophic floods

Read full article: Texas lawmakers scrutinize state's response to catastrophic floods

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

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The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches

Read full article: The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches

Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.

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Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk

Read full article: Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump's urging, but there's a risk

Texas Republicans are poised to redraw the state’s congressional map during a special session that starts Monday.

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New execution date set for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case

Read full article: New execution date set for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.

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Houston lawmakers fight Governor Abbott’s Special Session to redraw district maps

Read full article: Houston lawmakers fight Governor Abbott’s Special Session to redraw district maps

Members of Congress from Houston are pushing back against a special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott.

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Hearing set for Robert Roberson, father accused of killing daughter in 2003, amid execution date dispute with Texas AG

Read full article: Hearing set for Robert Roberson, father accused of killing daughter in 2003, amid execution date dispute with Texas AG

Robert Roberson, convicted of the death of his two-year-old daughter in 2003, faces a new execution date despite new evidence.

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Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate primary matchup — but there’s a catch

Read full article: Sen. John Cornyn outraises AG Ken Paxton by $1 million in first three months of Senate primary matchup — but there’s a catch

Cornyn will need to use his deep coffers to overcome an early polling deficit to Paxton, who is looking to deny the GOP incumbent’s bid for a fifth term.

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Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton

Read full article: Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Attorney General Ken Paxton

In a statement, Angela Paxton said she moved to end her 38-year marriage “on biblical grounds,” citing “recent discoveries.”

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‘Morally bankrupt’: Texas AG warns of scammers targeting those affected by Hill Country floods

Read full article: ‘Morally bankrupt’: Texas AG warns of scammers targeting those affected by Hill Country floods

The Attorney General’s office is cautioning everyone in the areas affected by storms and flooding to be extremely careful with people offering to help you rebuild or reconstruct.

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Some Texas parents complain of late child support payments from attorney general’s office

Read full article: Some Texas parents complain of late child support payments from attorney general’s office

Many parents in Texas are expressing frustration over delayed child support payments due to a recent system upgrade at the Attorney General's Office. Have you been impacted?

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Democrat Colin Allred is running again for US Senate in Texas

Read full article: Democrat Colin Allred is running again for US Senate in Texas

Democrat Colin Allred is once again running for the U.S. Senate.

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Texas Democrat Colin Allred launches 2026 U.S. Senate campaign

Read full article: Texas Democrat Colin Allred launches 2026 U.S. Senate campaign

Allred lost to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz last year by 8.5 points while outperforming the top of the ticket.

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Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban

Read full article: Judge dismisses Ken Paxton lawsuit challenging State Fair of Texas gun ban

Texas’ attorney general alleged the City of Dallas and the fair were violating state law and the second amendment with the ban, which was adopted after a 2023 shooting.

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Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules

Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules

The decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law.

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Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

Read full article: Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online

Texas' attorney general is praising a Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law aimed at blocking children from seeing pornography online.

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Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at age verification for viewing pornography online

Read full article: Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at age verification for viewing pornography online

Will Texans be allowed to access online porn without verifying their age?

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Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial

Read full article: Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial

In dueling lawsuits, current and former employees of the attorney general’s office sling allegations that threaten to intrude on Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid.

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Harris County Redirects $20.8M after Paxton’s legal battle over UPLIFT Harris

Read full article: Harris County Redirects $20.8M after Paxton’s legal battle over UPLIFT Harris

Harris County has redirected $20.8 million initially intended for the UPLIFT Harris program, a guaranteed income initiative for low-income residents, following legal challenges from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The county's strategic reallocation of funds now supports homelessness services, eviction prevention, and food insecurity through established organizations like the Houston Food Bank. The rebranded Harris County Community Prosperity Program aims to aid the same beneficiaries through community partners, ensuring continued support for those in need.

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Robert Roberson’s lawyer pushes back against Texas AG Ken Paxton’s request for new execution date

Read full article: Robert Roberson’s lawyer pushes back against Texas AG Ken Paxton’s request for new execution date

Robert Roberson, convicted of the death of his two-year-old daughter in 2003, faces a new execution date despite new evidence.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton requests death row inmate Robert Roberson be executed Oct. 16

Read full article: Attorney General Ken Paxton requests death row inmate Robert Roberson be executed Oct. 16

A court hearing on Wednesday will determine whether to proceed with Paxton’s request.

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Here are some of the Texas Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026

Read full article: Here are some of the Texas Democrats eyeing statewide runs in 2026

Democrats will need to sort through a pileup of potential candidates who see an opportunity to harness backlash to the Trump administration in next year’s midterms.

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Uplift Harris County program ends after legal challenge from Texas Attorney General

Read full article: Uplift Harris County program ends after legal challenge from Texas Attorney General

A guaranteed income program meant to help struggling families in Harris County is officially over, following a legal challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Uplift Harris funds diverted to other programs after Harris County Commissioners Court vote

Read full article: Uplift Harris funds diverted to other programs after Harris County Commissioners Court vote

Funds that were originally earmarked to be used for Uplift Harris, a universal basic income program which was launched in 2023, have been diverted to other programs following a Harris County Commissioners Court vote.

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Aaron Reitz, former top DOJ official and Paxton aide, launches bid for Texas attorney general

Read full article: Aaron Reitz, former top DOJ official and Paxton aide, launches bid for Texas attorney general

Reitz, formerly a key cog in Texas’ conservative legal pipeline, once said the AG’s office is at war with “the forces that want to destroy the American order.”

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Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion

Read full article: Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion

Experts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome.

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Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end.

Read full article: Texas Republicans pioneered in-state tuition for undocumented students. Now they’re celebrating its end.

In 2001, Texas Republicans saw expanding college access for certain undocumented students as a way to build an educated workforce. Now, some GOP lawmakers feel only U.S. citizens should receive those benefits.

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What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status

The quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the state’s economy.

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Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition

Read full article: Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition

Within hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.

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Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

Read full article: Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law that has for decades given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition, swiftly ruling in favor of the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration into the country.

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Top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton pushed out over sexual harassment allegations, lawsuit says

Read full article: Top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton pushed out over sexual harassment allegations, lawsuit says

The harassment allegedly took place while the two were on leave from the agency working on Paxton’s impeachment defense.

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Woman accused of killing kayaker on Lake Grapevine with jet ski, fleeing scene

Read full article: Woman accused of killing kayaker on Lake Grapevine with jet ski, fleeing scene

Investigators said Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez killed 18-year-old Ava Moore with a jet ski while she was kayaking and fled the scene on Memorial Day Weekend.

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A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path

Read full article: A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path

Texas lawmakers have advanced a bill to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. The approval in the Texas House on Wednesday puts the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

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Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim

Read full article: Charges dropped against conservative activist in Texas over false voter fraud claim

Texas prosecutors have dropped charges against a prominent conservative activist in Houston related to allegations he was part of what authorities have called a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory.

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Judge places temporary block on rule requiring urban DAs to hand over case data to AG Ken Paxton

Read full article: Judge places temporary block on rule requiring urban DAs to hand over case data to AG Ken Paxton

Over half of the district attorneys affected by the rule filed lawsuits challenging it, saying it violates state and federal law.

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‘I’m ashamed that I fell for it’: Company accused of duping Harris County homeowners into 40-year listing agreements

Read full article: ‘I’m ashamed that I fell for it’: Company accused of duping Harris County homeowners into 40-year listing agreements

These agreements have left homeowners unaware that they were essentially giving up the rights to their homes for a few hundred dollars.

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Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

Read full article: Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

In an appeal filed this week, Maria Rojas’ attorneys accused Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office of a careless investigation.

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Texas investigates popular cereal brand for ‘false marketing’ of health claims

Read full article: Texas investigates popular cereal brand for ‘false marketing’ of health claims

Texas has initiated an investigation into a popular cereal brand for advertising its products as healthy despite containing toxic ingredients, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday.

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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

Read full article: FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

U.S. health officials are announcing an effort to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.

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Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission

Read full article: Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected data on users without permission.

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Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

Read full article: Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

The state attorney general sued Google in 2022, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data.

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Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

Read full article: Sen. Cornyn of Texas says federal probe started into Muslim-centered community near Dallas

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas says the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Muslim-centered planned community around one of the state’s largest mosques near Dallas.

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Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment in pollution lawsuit

Read full article: Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment in pollution lawsuit

A Texas business illegally dumped industrial waste into Skull Creek in Colorado County six years ago, then residents complained to the attorney general’s office.

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Texas election judges could carry guns if bill OK’d by House becomes law

Read full article: Texas election judges could carry guns if bill OK’d by House becomes law

Supporters said the bill would protect poll workers who continue to face violent threats.

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6 people are charged in a Texas elections investigation involving 'vote harvesting'

Read full article: 6 people are charged in a Texas elections investigation involving 'vote harvesting'

Six people in a rural Texas county have been indicted in a widening elections investigation led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says

Read full article: Frio County public officials among six indicted after elections investigation, Paxton says

The county judge, two city council members and others are accused of vote harvesting.

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Sen. John Cornyn announces leadership team, including Trump pollster, for 2026 reelection campaign

Read full article: Sen. John Cornyn announces leadership team, including Trump pollster, for 2026 reelection campaign

Cornyn’s move to stockpile his campaign team with seasoned GOP operatives signals he is digging in for a serious fight against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Number of solar-related complaints in Texas more than doubled from 2020 to 2024

Read full article: Number of solar-related complaints in Texas more than doubled from 2020 to 2024

Has this happened to you?! KPRC 2's Jaewon Jung filed a public records request with the Texas Attorney General's Office and found the number of solar-related complaints more than doubled from 2020 to 2024.

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John Bash, first candidate to enter Texas attorney general’s race, exits

Read full article: John Bash, first candidate to enter Texas attorney general’s race, exits

The former federal prosecutor cited shifting priorities after a family health scare for his withdrawal, which comes less than a month after his entry into the race.

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Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges

Read full article: Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges

As school districts struggle to control the spread online exploitation among their students, Texas lawmakers could consider banning social media from minors along with other measures in the upcoming legislative session.

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