Friday, January 14, 2022

AG Paxton Ordered By Dem. DA To Hand Over Jan. 6-Related Emails, Texts

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The Travis County district attorney's office in Austin informed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Thursday that he had violated the state's open record laws by refusing to release any of his communications from around last Jan. 6, when Paxton was in Washington, D.C., and appeared at the rally that preceded the Capitol siege. 

Democrat District Attorney José Garza gave Paxton four days to "cure this violation" by turning over the documents or face a lawsuit. 

(Full story HERE.)
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