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Early voting for the primary runoffs starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know

KUT Staff

Posted on May 16, 2022 · Here's where to vote and who's on the ballot.

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Election 2020

Republican Candidate Jim Wright Poised To Be Texas’ Next Oil And Gas Regulator

Kyra Buckley, KUT

Posted on November 4, 2020 · The state Democratic Party called the Railroad Commission election the most important environmental race in the country, in what was a highly-watched contest that gained national attention.

Tags Chrysta Castañeda Flaring Jim Wright Railroad Commissioner Texas Railroad Commission

Politics

Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton Concedes Republican Primary In Surprising Upset

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 4, 2020 · Sitton was elected in 2014 to the three-member board, which oversees Texas' oil and gas industry. Jim Wright, who beat him in an upset, owns an oilfield waste services company.

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Did Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick Break The Law By Firing The Agency Director? The Attorney General Can’t Say

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 17, 2018 · Whether Christi Craddick violated the law last year in pushing the Texas Railroad Commission's executive director out of her post is "not a question we can resolve," Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in an opinion released Thursday

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Post-Paxton impeachment trial analysis

Troy Schulze

Posted on September 21, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Houston Matters

Reaction to Paxton acquittal (Sept. 18, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 18, 2023 · On Monday's show: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected back at work today after the Texas Senate acquitted him on all impeachment charges over the weekend.  We get some reaction and takeaways from the impeachment trial.

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Is Ken Paxton a crook or a patsy? That’s up to the Texas Senate to decide

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on September 15, 2023 · The historic impeachment trial against the suspended attorney general is coming to a close.

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Listen live: Closing arguments of Ken Paxton impeachment trial set for Friday

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on September 15, 2023 · The historic trial against the suspended attorney general is coming to a close.

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