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Posted on November 27, 2023 · The "On the Road" series serves as a platform to connect with Latino populations, hear their concerns, and share information about tools and resources available to them, according to the caucus.

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Kamala Harris touts White House record at Latino event in Houston ahead of 2024

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 28, 2023 · The vice president’s Houston visit comes as the Biden campaign works to shore up Latino support ahead of a potential rematch against former President Donald Trump next year.

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Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump during border trip

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Posted on November 20, 2023 · Abbott made the presidential endorsement after he and Trump served meals to service members deployed for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s sprawling border security mission.

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Texas House committee advances school voucher bill, overcoming key hurdle

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 10, 2023 · The committee action means school voucher legislation is poised to get its first House floor vote in recent history.

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Harris County judge sides with Ken Paxton’s prosecutors over pay dispute in securities fraud case

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 2, 2023 · Judge Andrea Beall ruled Tuesday that the prosecutors, Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer, are owed the $300-an-hour rate by the county that they were promised when they started on the case in 2015.

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Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial set for April 15

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 30, 2023 · The charges stem from accusations that in 2011 Paxton tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock. The attorney general has pleaded not guilty.

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Houston-area development has become a right-wing lightning rod on immigration

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Posted on October 2, 2023 · After conservative media portrayed the Colony Ridge development north of Houston as a haven for illegal immigrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said the upcoming special legislative session will look into the issue.

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Tony Buzbee, lawyer for Ken Paxton, intends to seek Houston City Council seat

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 21, 2023 · Buzbee is currently defending Texas’ impeached attorney general. He ran for mayor in 2019, challenging incumbent Sylvester Turner while self-funding his campaign with over $10 million.

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Ken Paxton’s team said there was no evidence to support impeachment. The House published nearly 4,000 pages.

Zach Despart, Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 18, 2023 · The Senate, which is conducting the trial, published the exhibits Thursday night. House impeachment managers say Paxton abused his office to help friend and political donor Nate Paul.

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Paxton lawyers seek to disqualify 3 Democratic senators as impeachment jurors

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 24, 2023 · The motion asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to block the senators from voting on articles of impeachment, arguing that past statements critical of the attorney general show unacceptable bias.

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Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez enters Democratic primary targeting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 10, 2023 · Known for pushing gun restrictions after the Uvalde school shooting in his district, Gutierrez will vie for the opportunity to take on Republican Cruz in the general election. U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is already running in the primary.

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State Rep. Jacey Jetton, called to military service, chooses his wife as temporary replacement

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 29, 2023 · Under a provision of the Texas Constitution, Fanny Jetton will represent her husband’s Houston suburban district during the Legislature’s second special session.

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Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial will begin Sept. 5, with his attendance required

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Posted on June 22, 2023 · Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.

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Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 21, 2023 · The attorney general’s fellow Republicans were about evenly split in their approval and disapproval, the University of Texas poll determined.

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Gov. Greg Abbott says he won’t renew his COVID-19 disaster declaration later this week

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 13, 2023 · Texas appears to be the last state with a broad pandemic declaration, which was begun in 2020, still in place.

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Ken Paxton impeachment moves to Texas Senate, where conflicts of interest, political intrigue await

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Senators have been publicly silent, citing their role as jurors with a weighty decision: Whether to remove one of the state’s top Republicans from office.

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