It’s been a difficult two years in office for Texas’s attorney general. First came his indictment on multiple felonies, then an embarrassing series of missteps and staff shake-ups. Now, with his trial looming, he’s seeking salvation one live television interview at a time.
A month before his impeachment trial in the Senate, the embattled AG will go to court concerning felony charges levied against him in 2015.
The SEC has added three more civil charges to Ken Paxton's tab.
He’s not wrong about that, but is this an opportunity to reconsider gambling laws?
The Great Texas Meltdown of 2015 started slowly. In fact, things were looking mighty good for perennial favorites the Dallas Cowboys when they made the playoffs last January, and they could have gone all the way if it hadn’t been for a controversial call by the refs that cost them
According to the governor, local mayors aren’t allowed to ban firearms in their city halls, and religious charities can only help people he approves of.
What the scandal surrounding Attorney General Ken Paxton tells us about Texas politics.
The scandal isn’t Ken Paxton’s alleged crimes. It’s that he was elected in the first place.
The latest on our embattled attorney general. Plus: A Scoop!
First question: Who are the 38%?
The Attorney General of Texas doesn’t usually shy away from the spotlight, but after turning himself in for three felony charges Monday, the outspoken chief civil lawyer for the state has been shockingly reticent.
The latest “news” about the Texas attorney general.
On Monday, per WFAA, the state’s top law enforcement official will be charged with multiple felonies.
A look back at two other attorney-generals who ran into trouble.
Say what you will about her position, Joyce Lewis-Kugle displayed the courage of her conviction.
As bad as it is, it goes beyond any possible criminal wrongdoing.
Straight couples were forced to wait for licenses, Texas’s attorney general captured the world’s attention, and a lot of gay couples got married.
The recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court show how far Texas has fallen from the mainstream. The recent reactions by our leaders only make it worse.
The implications of the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling for the country are sweeping, but in Texas right now, there are still questions that need answering.
High dollar deer hunting is in the news, and so are some of the state’s political bad boys.
If the Collin County district attorney won’t investigate Attorney General Ken Paxton for securities violations, a rogue grand jury will.
This week’s Texas political scandal roundup.
What started as a small wedding ceremony outside a Travis County office resulted in a political storm that left the couple, and the rest of the state, confused.
The border surge, extended. Immigration action, executed. Hispanic voters, considered. And more!
Ken Paxton remains an alarmingly safe bet
The Texas Public Policy Foundation changes its view of state spending.
Texans are heading to the polls for this year's primary runoffs
Why moderate Republicans should run as moderate Republicans.
If this is the worst election season in recent memory, what does that mean for Texas in 2015?
Ken Paxton's record suggests that he's either surprisingly uninformed about state law, or surprisingly unconcerned about how those laws might apply to him.
Republicans shouldn't pressure Dewhurst or Branch to drop out
Gromer Jeffers of the Dallas Morning News has written a story that is fascinating indeed: four Republican lawmakers–all Christian conservatives–have fallen prey to what they claim is a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by a McKinney businessman who once claimed to have discovered Noah’s Ark. The politicians involved (Ken Paxton,
The next several days of Texas House budget debate may be as much about the culture wars as state spending. Pre-filed amendments to the three budget-related bills before the House contain limitations on private school vouchers, funding for Planned Parenthood and directives to higher education to fund centers for traditional
[I have recovered some material I lost from the original post] It’s Jim Landtroop. 1. He’s a freshman. 2. He supported Paxton for speaker. 3. He cast one of the fifteen votes against Straus for speaker 4. He represents a part of the state that is hemorrhaging population. 5. He
The Joe Straus who put together these committee assignments was a different Joe Straus from the one who made the appointments in 2009. Straus 2.0 is a much more skilled politician. For those who had labeled him a RINO, he spiked that attack by appointing 27 Republican chairs to only 11
