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Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care
Read full article: Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming careTexas has sued a Dallas doctor over accusations of providing gender-affirming care for transgender youths, bringing to court one of the first times a state has sought to enforce bans driven by Republicans in recent years.
Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
Read full article: Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhereTexas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal.
State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises
Read full article: State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premisesTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a ban on firearms at the sprawling State Fair of Texas, one of the state’s biggest annual celebrations.
Immigrant families in limbo after judge puts U.S. program for spouses on hold
Read full article: Immigrant families in limbo after judge puts U.S. program for spouses on holdImmigration attorneys say families are in limbo after a federal judge in Texas paused a Biden administration program that would provide immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a pathway to citizenship.
Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homes
Read full article: Latino voting rights group calls for investigation after Texas authorities search homesA Latino voting rights group is calling for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers.
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Read full article: Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal statusSixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AG
Read full article: The State Fair of Texas is banning firearms, drawing threats of legal action from Republican AGThe State Fair of Texas is an annual celebration of corn dogs, deep-fried delights and a five-story cowboy named Big Tex.
Texas launches new investigation into Houston's power utility following deadly outages after Beryl
Read full article: Texas launches new investigation into Houston's power utility following deadly outages after BerylTexas has opened an investigation into a Houston area utility provider over allegations of fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars during its botched response to Hurricane Beryl.
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
Read full article: Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognitionOfficials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission.
Another Texas migrant aid group asks a judge to push back on investigation by Republican AG
Read full article: Another Texas migrant aid group asks a judge to push back on investigation by Republican AGA prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border is asking a Texas judge to push back on a widening Republican-led investigation into nonprofits that help migrants.
How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing order
Read full article: How Texas is still investigating migrant aid groups on the border after a judge's scathing orderTexas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country.
Judge's ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassment
Read full article: Judge's ruling protects migrant shelter on US-Mexico border and accuses Texas of harassmentA judge has blasted efforts by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shutter one of the oldest and largest migrant shelters on the U.S.-Mexico border in a scathing ruling.
US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas fights off challenge from gun-rights activist in GOP runoff
Read full article: US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas fights off challenge from gun-rights activist in GOP runoffRepublican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas has won his primary over a gun-rights activist who forced the border congressman into a runoff and threatened to unseat a House incumbent.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffsTexas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the upcoming primary runoff elections, in which voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the state’s March 5 primary.
Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
Read full article: Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to helpFormer President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as his hush money trial is underway in New York.
More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
Read full article: More Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ studentsAnother six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
Save the Children disputes abuse allegations after Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices
Read full article: Save the Children disputes abuse allegations after Guatemalan prosecutors raid officesThe aid group Save the Children says there is no evidence to support accusations of misconduct after Guatemalan prosecutors raided its offices looking for evidence of alleged abuse of migrant children.
Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
Read full article: Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with TexasTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday.
Morning sickness? Prenatal check-ups? What to know about new rights for pregnant workers
Read full article: Morning sickness? Prenatal check-ups? What to know about new rights for pregnant workersPregnant workers have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversity
Read full article: The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversityThe Texas attorney general says he's investigating a key Boeing supplier that is already under scrutiny by federal regulators over the quality of its work on Boeing planes.
Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 yearsProsecutors have announced a deal with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to drop securities fraud charges that were pending against him for nearly a decade.
The Latest | Former Trump presidential campaign adviser advances in Texas
Read full article: The Latest | Former Trump presidential campaign adviser advances in TexasKatrina Pierson, a former Trump presidential campaign adviser, has advanced to a Republican primary runoff in Texas for a legislative seat in the Dallas suburbs.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foesTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment, and now he wants political revenge.
Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing "a defense game"
Read full article: Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing "a defense game"For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow but moving forward.
A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
Read full article: A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-RoeA Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse.
Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won't return to his class anytime soon
Read full article: Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won't return to his class anytime soonA Texas high school Black student has been disciplined for months for refusing to change his hairstyle.
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say
Read full article: Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys sayAttorneys for a pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. say she has left the state to obtain the procedure.
Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier
Read full article: Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrierA judge for now isn't stopping Border Patrol agents from cutting razor wire that Texas has put on the U.S.-Mexico border to deter migrants.
Texas sues Biden administration seeking to stop federal agents from cutting razor wire on border
Read full article: Texas sues Biden administration seeking to stop federal agents from cutting razor wire on borderThe Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit over the breach of the state's controversial razor wire, strung along the border in key areas to deter immigration.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
Read full article: A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officialsThe family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school district for his hairstyle.
Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn't rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittal
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn't rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittalTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is attacking his Republican rivals while speaking out for the first time since his acquittal on corruption charges in his impeachment trial.
Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each other
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren't done attacking each otherTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back in office after winning acquittal on impeachment charges over accusations of corruption and bribery.
Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial
Read full article: Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trialTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all charges at his impeachment trial.
The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
Read full article: The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trialThe Texas Senate is deliberating over whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's nextThe GOP-dominated Texas Senate has acquitted fellow Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Biden's clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challenges
Read full article: Biden's clean-car rules face a crucial test as appeals court hears Republican-led challengesEfforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court.
Both sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdict
Read full article: Both sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdictTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial on corruption charges is getting close to a verdict.
Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
Read full article: Prosecution rests at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trialA woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial.
At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
Read full article: At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judgeA junior lawyer testifying at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial says he kept Paxton informed as he launched a criminal investigation into law enforcement officials at the behest of a wealthy donor to Paxton.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trialOne of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former staffers says that the Republican’s extramarital affair took a toll on employees who had to work long and odd hours because of the secret relationship that is now a factor in his impeachment trial.
A former Texas lawman says he warned AG Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment
Read full article: A former Texas lawman says he warned AG Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictmentA former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment by by helping a donor under FBI investigation.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is about halfway done. This is what happened and what's next
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is about halfway done. This is what happened and what's nextThe impeachment trial that could remove Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from office over corruption allegations is near the halfway point.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial defense includes claims of a Republican plot to remove him
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial defense includes claims of a Republican plot to remove himTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trialAn extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor's employee is at the center of his impeachment trial on accusations of corruption.
A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate on articles overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives.
Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial and then leaves as arguments get underway
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial and then leaves as arguments get underwayThe impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that could lead to his permanent removal from office is underway.
Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his sideThe impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to punish not only one of their own, but a hard-right firebrand who has driven the state’s policymaking for years.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers sayTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton's accusers say impeachment charges don't tell the full story of how the three-term Republican reaped the benefits of elected office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trialAttorneys and a judge say embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded.
Gag order issued ahead of Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial after 'inflammatory' remarks
Read full article: Gag order issued ahead of Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial after 'inflammatory' remarksA top Texas Republican who will oversee Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial has issued a sweeping gag order over the case.
Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minors
Read full article: Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minorsA group of Texas families and doctors have sued in state court seeking to block the state’s new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton's impeachment trialTexas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney says
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify at his impeachment trial, attorney saysA lawyer for embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Republican will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial.
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trialTexas state Sen. Angela Paxton will not be allowed to cast a vote in the impeachment trial of her husband, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton says she will 'carry out my duties' in husband's impeachment trial
Read full article: Texas Sen. Angela Paxton says she will 'carry out my duties' in husband's impeachment trialTexas state Sen. Angela Paxton has broken her silence following her husband's impeachment but did not outright say whether she will recuse herself from voting in his upcoming trial.
Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans
Read full article: Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loansA Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged with eight counts of making false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans.
FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken PaxtonFBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
Read full article: Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken PaxtonTwo prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28
Read full article: Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate.
Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions
Read full article: Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisionsThe historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state.
GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension
Read full article: GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspensionThe Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Why Texas' GOP-controlled House impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: Why Texas' GOP-controlled House impeached Republican Attorney General Ken PaxtonAfter years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has impeached him in a vote that automatically suspended him from office.
Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeach
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeachTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called on his supporters to protest when the GOP-led state House of Representatives takes up impeachment proceedings against him on Saturday.
Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton
Read full article: Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken PaxtonTexas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation findsA Republican-led investigation has accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office.
Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe
Read full article: Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probeJustice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the probe.
Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI
Read full article: Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBITexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation into the three-term Republican.
New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms
Read full article: New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midtermsState-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.
Biden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slots
Read full article: Biden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slotsThe Biden administrating is putting forth seven new Justice Department and judicial nominations covering three U.S. attorney’s offices in Texas and other senior posts.
Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarily
Read full article: Judge rules new DACA program can continue temporarilyA federal judge has ruled that the current version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue, at least temporarily.
Records: Texas attorney general fled home to avoid subpoena
Read full article: Records: Texas attorney general fled home to avoid subpoenaCourt documents say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ran out of his house and jumped into a truck driven by his wife, a state senator, to avoid being served a subpoena in an abortion access case.
Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case
Read full article: Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste caseThe Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses.
Federal judge strikes down Texas handgun age restriction
Read full article: Federal judge strikes down Texas handgun age restrictionA federal judge has struck down one of Texas’ few remaining firearm restrictions, finding a law that barred adults under the age of 21 from carrying a handgun was unconstitutional.
Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season
Read full article: Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election seasonMore than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.
Texas clinics halt abortions after state high court ruling
Read full article: Texas clinics halt abortions after state high court rulingClinics are shutting down abortion services in Texas after the Supreme Court in the nation's second-largest state blocked an order that briefly allowed the procedure to resume in some cases.
Missing baby of dead Florida couple found alive over 40 years later, authorities say
Read full article: Missing baby of dead Florida couple found alive over 40 years later, authorities sayAn infant who was declared missing in 1981 after her parents, a Florida couple, were discovered dead in a wooded Texas area was found more than 40 years later by cold case investigators, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday.
Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet data
Read full article: Reports: Twitter to provide Musk with raw daily tweet dataTwitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla billionaire’s agreed-to $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform, according to multiple news reports.
Texas AG strides into Twitter takeover drama to bolster Musk
Read full article: Texas AG strides into Twitter takeover drama to bolster MuskState officials across the nation have taken on Big Tech companies in the courts and state legislatures, and federal regulators have nipped at Twitter over alleged violations of users’ data privacy.
Takeaways: Trump's big defeat; election denial backfiring
Read full article: Takeaways: Trump's big defeat; election denial backfiringFormer President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss.
2022 midterms: What to watch in Georgia, Texas, elsewhere
Read full article: 2022 midterms: What to watch in Georgia, Texas, elsewhereGeorgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.