Posted on · Paxton, a 60-year-old Republican who was criminally indicted in 2015 but has yet to stand trial, also faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment has exposed divisions among Republicans in Collin County, which has long been a party stronghold.
Posted on · An initial review of four counties’ election results — launched after pressure from former President Donald Trump and touted by GOP leaders — showed few discrepancies between electronic and hand counts of ballots in a sample of voting precincts.
Posted on · Auditors are now asking for information from four urban counties, including one that went for Trump. Trump won the state in 2020.
Posted on · GOP leaders in the Legislature signed off on the money, according to a statement.
Posted on · Political observers say the state's growing Latino population is why more education efforts are needed to help Latinos understand how redistricting affects their vote. In Harris County, Latinos make up 43% of the population.
Posted on · The Texas Secretary of State’s office reports lower turnout in most major metro areas. The last day to vote early in person early is Friday.
Posted on · Former president Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott to put the audit on the third special legislative session agenda.
Posted on · Paxton should be tried for felony securities fraud charges in his hometown of Collin County, a Harris County judge ordered, reversing a decision that the state’s top lawyer should not face a jury in the North Texas region where he and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, are deeply connected in political circles.
Posted on · One of the workers said ICE agents instructed the employees to group together by legal status.
Posted on · The latest case has been reported in Collin County. There were nine confirmed measles cases in all of 2018.
Posted on · The court agreed in December to weigh in on an obstacle to Paxton’s long-running legal drama, a fight over more than a year’s payment for the prosecutors working on the case.
Posted on · State Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection while under indictment for securities fraud.