AG Paxton Condemns DA Who Prosecuted Atmy Sgt. In Protester Shooting

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is lashing out at a "Soros-backed" prosecutor after a Travis County jury found Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant, guilty in the shooting death of Garrett Foster, an armed protester in Austin during anti-police "Black Lives Matter" demonstrations in the summer of 2020.

"This week has shown us how rogue prosecutors have weaponized the judicial system. They must be stopped!" said Paxton.

"When Garrett Foster pointed his AK-47 at Daniel Perry, Daniel had two tenths of a second to defend himself. He chose to live," Doug O’Connell, an attorney for Perry, perviously told Fox News, in a statement. 

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Investor Central To Paxton Corruption Case Headed to Jail

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Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor who was central to allegations of illegal conduct by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has been found in contempt of court, fined more than $180,000 and ordered to serve jail time by a state judge in Travis County.

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Paxton Sues Biden Admin. Over Environmental Air Regs

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Attorney General Paxton has filed a petition for review challenging an order by President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) that disapproves Texas’s state implementation plan (“SIP”), which was developed in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to ensure that Texas complied with federal air quality standards.  

Under the Clean Air Act and national ambient air quality standards, states must take measures to prevent significant amounts of emissions from affecting downwind states. To implement this “good neighbor” requirement of the Clean Air Act, states put forward SIPs for federal approval.  
Attorney General Paxton has filed a petition for review challenging an order by President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) that disapproves Texas’s state implementation plan (“SIP”), which was developed in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to ensure that Texas complied with federal air quality standards.  

Under the Clean Air Act and national ambient air quality standards, states must take measures to prevent significant amounts of emissions from affecting downwind states. To implement this “good neighbor” requirement of the Clean Air Act, states put forward SIPs for federal approval.  

Attorney General Paxton has filed a petition for review challenging an order by President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) that disapproves Texas’s state implementation plan (“SIP”), which was developed in coordination with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) to ensure that Texas complied with federal air quality standards.  

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Texas House Candidate Faces November Trial For Auto Theft

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Johnny Arredondo, the Republican nominee for Texas House District 124, is facing a November trial on charges of felony theft of a vehicle, according to court documents.

Arredondo allegedly stole a truck from his sister, Alicia Arredondo, in November 2021 and operated it without her permission, according to the indictment.

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Paxton Allegedly Fled Home To Avoid Subpoena In Abortion Case

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) fled his home on Monday to avoid being served with a subpoena in a lawsuit related to abortion rights funding, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

Paxton tweeted that he left with his wife, Republican state Sen. Angela Paxton, in order "to avoid a stranger lingering outside my home and showing concern about the safety and well-being of my family."

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AG Paxton Will Face Accusers' Lawyers - After The Election

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Lawyers representing the men who accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of securities fraud say they will be able to question him under oath — but not until after the election, reports the Dallas Morning News.

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Uvalde Shooting Families File Civil suit Against Law Enforcement Agencies

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Families of victims and survivors of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas are filing a class-action lawsuit seeking $27 billion in damages that will target multiple law enforcement agencies on the federal, state and local levels, reports KSAT in San Antonio. 

The suit alleges the agencies violated the victims' rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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Sen. Cornyn Calls Paxton's Legal Woes An "Embarrassment"

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Texas Senator John Cornyn blasted one of his party's top leaders, calling the mounting pile of accusations and legal woes against Attorney General Ken Paxton an "embarrassment" just days before a primary runoff election.

Paxton, who is within reach of winning the GOP nomination to seek a third term Tuesday, has been under state felony indictment since 2015 on securities fraud charges and is separately being investigated by the FBI after his top deputies accused him of corruption.

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Family of Slain Teen Asks Democrat Candidate to Stop Using His Name

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The family of Botham Jean, the Dallas man slain by an off-duty police officer in 2018, has asked congressional candidate Jasmine Crockett to stop using his name for political gain.

“Botham’s name is not an endorsement you can parade, and his legacy is not a sound bite you can use to garner media coverage,” the family wrote in an open letter. “As a result, we have requested our family’s legal team to issue a cease-and-desist letter.”

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Texas Supreme Court Hears Redistricting Bias Case

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Texas Supreme Court justices have heard arguments a challenge to Congressional maps drawn up after the 2020 U.S. Census.

The Mexican American Legislative Caucus mounted the legal challenge claiming state lawmakers diluted the vote of communities of color despite those communities accounting for the state's population growth, which in turn resulted in Texas gaining two congressional districts.

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O'Rourke Responds To Oilman's Defamation Suit; Denies Charges

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Beto O'Rourke has officially responded to a defamation lawsuit brought against him by a billionaire oil executive, denying all the allegations.

As the Dallas Morning News reported, O'Rourke did not seek the dismissal of the case against him in his court filing. He told the newspaper that he looked forward to having the case unfold in front of Texas residents and voters.

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Paxton Sues Feds To End Airplane/Airport Mask Mandate

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Texas continues its push to eliminate mask mandates everywhere and anywhere within state lines. This time, Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after the Biden Administration for “illegal” mask mandates in airports —it’s time to “strike down” these requirements, he says.

According to the Daily Wire, “Paxton filed the lawsuit alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne. The case was filed against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Director Rochelle Walensky, Chief of Staff Sherri Berger, and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.”

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Judge Says Abbott's Student Mask Ban "Violates ADA"; Paxton Says It's Not Over

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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools "violates the Americans with Disabilities Act" — freeing local officials to again impose mask mandates on students across the state.

The order comes after a disability rights organization sued Texas officials over whether the state was violating the 1990 law, known as the ADA, by not allowing school districts to require masks. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel barred Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing Abbott’s order.

Paxton reacted to the verdict on Twitter Wednesday:

"I strongly disagree with Judge Yeakel's opinion barring my office from giving effect to GA-38, which prohibits mask mandates imposed by government entities like school districts.

My Agency is considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision."

Local school districts face a growing firestorm from parents, who oppose mandates for masks in schools. School districts have attempted to limit public comment time during public meetings and reduce attendance in the rooms during those comment times in order to avoid excessive parental criticism. 

A recent letter from the Biden justice department labeled parents as "domestic terrorists" for commenting publicly at school board meetings, claiming they were threatening school board members across the country.

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Williamson County Reaches Settlement In Live PDF Case

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Williamson County commissioners signed off on a settlement Tuesday with a man injured by deputies during an arrest broadcasted on the now defunct “Live PD” television show.

Williamson County commissioners confirmed a $325,000 settlement with Ramsey Mitchell.

In a June 2019 broadcast, records show Mitchell’s car was stopped for “no front license plate.”

During the stop, while he was being patted down, Mitchell turned to run.

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Taxpayer Group Sues Round Rock ISD Over Tax Rate Hike Vote

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The Travis County Taxpayers Union is suing the Round Rock Independent School District in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The lawsuit comes after a few disruptive school board meetings, including one on Sept. 14 that ended with two arrests. That’s the same meeting where board members approved a new tax rate.

In the lawsuit, the union claims RRISD didn’t have enough trustees to vote on a new, higher rate, saying they tried to circumnavigate the Texas tax code.

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AG Paxton Wants Court To Throw Out Whistleblower Complaints

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A lawyer for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing Wednesday before a state appeals court, insisted that Paxton cannot be sued by four former high-ranking officials who were fired after accusing him of accepting bribes and related crimes.

The Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals will decide whether a whistleblower lawsuit by the former officials, who say they were improperly fired last year in retaliation for reporting the allegations, can move forward.

The Republican Attorney General faces a hotly contested primary, as well as announced Democratic candidates competing in the Democratic primary.

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Biden Administration To Sue Texas Over Heartbeat Law

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The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, people familiar with the matter said, an action that would set off a federal-state clash at a time when the future of abortion rights becomes an ever-more-pressing question before the courts.

The Biden administration has faced pressure from Democrats and abortion-rights groups to take action to stop the Texas restrictions after the Supreme Court last week allowed them to take effect.

Attorney General Ken Paxton reacted fiercely to the suit on Twitter.

"Today the Biden Administration sued every individual in Texas. Biden should focus on fixing the border crisis, Afghanistan, the economy and countless other disasters instead of meddling in state’s sovereign rights. I will use every available resource to fight for life."

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Gov. Candidate West's Wife Cleared Of DWI Charge

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Angela West, the wife of Republican Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West, has been cleared of a DWI charge.

West, 61, had no traces of drugs or alcohol in her system, despite being arrested last month for allegedly driving while intoxicated (DWI) with her 3-month-old grandson in the car, the Dallas County District Attorney's Office said, citing toxicology results. 

George R. Milner, an attorney representing West, said the district attorney's office will not file charges against her after "thoroughly" reviewing all the evidence in the case, according to a statement 

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Bill Banning Classroom Mask Mandates Gets First Hearing Today

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The Texas House of Representatives will hold a hearing before the House Public Education Committee today on a bill that would prevent local school districts or any other government body from imposing mask mandates on children in classrooms.

HB 141, authored by Republican Rep. Jeff Leach of Plano, states that, "Notwithstanding any other law, a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be required to wear a face mask or face covering as a condition of the student's admission to, continued enrollment in, or attendance at any public school in this state."

In May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning mask mandates by government bodies, but several school districts have imposed them anyway, taking the governor to court. Some have suggested that legislation would be the only way to prevent these mandates.

Leach has been outspoken in his support of preventing mask mandates for children. On Twitter in late July, he posted a response to a Democrat suggesting a mask mandate for children in schools, saying,

"Not just no. But hell no! We must ensure our children - whether 12 or 2 - are not forced to wear masks."

Leach's Bill is co-sponsored by Republican Reps. Cole Hefner (Mt. Pleasant) William Metcalf (Conroe) and Valoree Swanson (Spring.)

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#Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Mask Mandates; Paxton Defiant

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The Texas Supreme Court upheld school mask mandates in the state on Thursday, at least temporarily.

After a judge in Travis County, which encompasses the state capital of Austin, issued a temporary restraining order rejecting Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, the decision was appealed to the high court, which upheld the lower court’s ruling.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said the ruling wasn't a defeat.

"Recent SCOTX decision is NOT a mask-mandate loss. Not a loss for freedom-loving Texans or the Rule of Law. A common procedural move that fake news is spinning. We addressed it & will press forward. I will defend TX Law & sue every entity that violates it. We will win! Stay tuned."

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