Texas State Bar drops lawsuit over Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2020 election challenge
The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph13d
Local, state GOP leaders react to Burrows’ speaker victory
Attorney General Ken Paxton took to social media Tuesday afternoon ... During a recent Tyler stop, Paxton and state GOP ...
GOP pushes for penalties after Burrows wins Speaker race: ‘We’re going to keep our word’
A contentious vote Tuesday ended a months-long battle that divided Texas lawmakers. Lubbock Republican State Rep. Dustin ...
San Antonio Current6d
Texas' top GOP officials won't comment on Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police
Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton offered no comment Tuesday on ... In 2021, Abbott signed into law a string of GOP-backed bills that punish cities for cutting police budgets and also ...
The GOP Plot to Bankrupt Planned Parenthood
If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, it would mean patients and providers can’t file lawsuits to enforce the ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN12d
Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday, concluding a bitter and intense power ...
The Hill13d
Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers
Several GOP Senate incumbents are already staring ... is facing a possible primary challenger in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a longtime ally of President-elect Trump. Meanwhile, Sen.
Winnipeg Free Press13d
Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP’s hard right
Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened ... his party after Paxton’s impeachment.
Billionaires give to Texas Democrats, too, but not as much and without the GOP’s results
Texas has some of the most lenient ethics laws in the country. Donors can give unlimited amounts to candidates, and Patrick’s ...
The Victoria Advocate13d
Local, state GOP leaders react to Burrows’ speaker victory
Attorney General Ken Paxton took to social media Tuesday ... During a recent Tyler stop, Paxton and state GOP Chairman Abraham George condemned Republicans backing Burrows, saying they’re ...