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Patrick on Paxton impeachment gag order: 'All 31 senators and I are subject to communication rules which prohibit discussing the merits of the trial'
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick ordered silence from the participants in the upcoming impeachment trial of suspended Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on July 17. Patrick said in a statement released by the Office of the Texas Lieutenant Governor that he has fielded many questions about the trial, which is slated for Sept. 5.
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Angela Paxton on husband's impeachment: 'I took an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this great state'
State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), the wife of suspended Texas Attorney General (TXAG) Ken Paxton, said on Monday she won’t recuse herself from the impeachment proceedings against him.
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'Texans are responsible, fiercely independent': Governor signs bill doing away with mandatory vehicle checks into law
A measure that does away with mandatory vehicle inspections in the Lone Star State is now law.
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'He's had a stellar career for 23 years': Catalytic converter bill bearing slain deputy's name becomes law
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law bearing the name of a Harris County sheriff’s deputy who was killed last year while protecting his wife from would-be catalytic converter thieves.
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House committee recommends impeachment of Paxton: 'Everything about the attorney general is impropriety'
Texas Attorney General (TXAG) Ken Paxton is facing 20 articles of impeachment after a Texas House of Representatives committee filed them on Thursday.
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Whitmire on bill requiring arbitration in legal row between Houston, firefighters: 'The current administration has ignored the firefighters for seven years'
A piece of legislation that calls for arbitration between the City of Houston and its firefighters is expected to become law after it passes both chambers of the Texas Legislature.
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Bettencourt on SB 1750 as legislation awaits governor's signature: 'Voters in Harris County can be assured that the officials running their elections are elected and accountable'
A Republican-backed piece of legislation that seeks to eliminate the Harris County elections head’s position has garnered approval in both chambers of the Texas Legislature and is presently awaiting Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature.
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Paxton on call for Phelan to resign: 'He has proven himself unworthy of Texans' trust and incapable of leading the Texas House'
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) faces a call to resign from Texas Attorney General (TXAG) Ken Paxton in response to alleged drunken behavior on the floor of the lower chamber of the state legislature.
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Texas GOP chair Rinaldi on Slaton resignation: 'The House has entered a new era of accountability'
State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R-Royse City) announced his resignation from the Texas House of Representatives on Monday before lawmakers were slated to vote on his expulsion for an alleged inappropriate relationship with an aide, according to a report from The Texas Tribune.
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Middleton on Harris County election do-over bill: 'It’s addressing a very specific problem'
The Texas Senate passed a piece of legislation that would require a do-over of a Harris County election in the event there’s not enough ballot paper, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.
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'I think that's a good idea': Texas lawmakers disagree on COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Gov. Greg Abbott's direction earlier this week to the state Legislature in its second special session to consider big-government-style mandates against COVID vaccine mandates is finding receptive GOP lawmakers.
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Texas 'first in the country' to make buying sex a felony
Jail time for buyers of sex is aimed at reducing demand, but is only one element of a much larger package of measures recently passed as part of the ongoing campaign against human trafficking in Texas.
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Abbott 'proud' to have signed broadband, telehealth expansion bills
A month after signing two health care bills that to expand telehealth, telemedicine and broadband access across the state, Gov. Greg Abbott said in a social media post that he's proud to have done it.
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'HOAs don't own your yard': Homeowners Religious Freedom Act now law in Texas
Texans can celebrate the Winter Solstice this year with front porch displays thanks to action taken by the state government last spring.
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Texas set to ban private money to manage elections; practice called 'rife for corruption'
The Texas Legislature has sent Gov. Greg Abbott legislation that will ban local election officials from accepting private money to underwrite the management of elections.