Politics
Houston Activists Demand End to Delays in AG Paxton’s Fraud Trial
Posted on · State Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection while under indictment for securities fraud.
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News
Texas Attorney General Files Motion To Stay Ruling Forcing State To Ease Voter Registration
Posted on · Ken Paxton contends the ruling entails “costly steps” and “extremely tight deadlines”
Immigration
Immigration Attorneys, Advocates React To Texas AG’s Federal DACA Lawsuit
Posted on · Paxton threatened to sue the Trump administration if it did not end the DACA program
News
‘The Whole Mess Is Before Them’: U.S. Court Of Appeals Takes Up Texas Foster Care Case
Posted on · The case against the state, filed seven years ago, is back in federal court
News
Texas AG Ken Paxton Revs Up Fight Against Austin’s Paid Sick Leave Rule
Posted on · In another fight over local control, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has thrown his support behind a conservative group suing the capital city over its ordinance
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 49: Texas Education Agency Vows New Plan For Special Education
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about Austin bombings, Paxton versus ISDs on electioneering, and SB4.
News
AG Paxton Says He Will Consider Suing To End DACA If Court Case Drags On
Posted on · In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday stated that if the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program still exists in June, his office would consider filing suit to eliminate the program
News
Texas Attorney General Says It’s Illegal For Schools To Bus Kids To Polling Places
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an official, non binding opinion Wednesday saying school districts cannot provide transportation to get students to polling places unless the trip serves an educational purpose
News
Indicted Texas Attorney General Has War Chest Worth $5.7M
Posted on · Paxton faces no opposition in the GOP primary March 6 and is heavily favored in November's general election
Hurricane Harvey
Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Harvey Debris Removal Companies
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into debris removal companies who may be “overpromising and underdelivering” their post-Harvey cleanup services
News
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Under Probe For Legal Defense Gift
Posted on · State bribery laws prohibit elected officials from receiving gifts from people or entities subject to their authority
News
Immigration Activists Rally Against Texas Attorney General Paxton As He Visits Houston
Posted on · Undocumented immigrants protested because the AG wants to end DACA, a program from the Obama Administration that grants them a temporary stay and a work permit.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Legislature Begins and Ken Paxton’s Trial Date Set
Posted on · The Texas Legislature is back in session. Donald Trump held his first press conference as President-elect. And a date has been set for the criminal trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. We check in on those and other developments in the world of politics with Andrew Schneider, politics and government reporter for News 88.7.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Voter ID Law Struck Down, Paxton Indictment, and Blue Bell Making Comeback: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the Texas voter ID law, to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s indictment for securities fraud, to Blue Bell Creameries starting up production in Alabama post-recall: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this weekâs news. This weekâs panel of non-experts is comprised […]