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8 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Both Parties Wonder: How much do conventions even matter anymore? [read post]
7 May 2020, 11:17 am by Amy Starnes
Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton said the seven-day jail sentence was excessive. [read post]
7 May 2020, 7:44 am by Tom Smith
“I find it outrageous and out of touch that during this national pandemic, a judge, in a county that actually released hardened criminals for fear of contracting COVID-19, would jail a mother for operating her hair salon in an attempt to put food on her family’s table,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement Wednesday. [read post]
6 May 2020, 2:38 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Ken Paxton's 'lonely and misguided crusade' against Rosa JimenezAttorney General Ken Paxton won't drop his federal appeal in Rosa Jimenez's habeas corpus writ, even though DA Margaret Moore has finally, belatedly, acknowledged that the evidence used to convict her was flawed and she deserves a new trial. [read post]
4 May 2020, 9:57 am by Amy Starnes
— The New York Times AG Ken Paxton warns against expanding vote by mail — The move comes as many counties prepare for an expected massive increase in absentee ballot requests due to the coronavirus pandemic. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 1:54 pm by Greta Ravitsky and Anastasia A. Regne
The Report, and these latest executive orders, issued this week, were informed by the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas, which consists of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 8:22 am by Amy Starnes
Important links State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Legal Resources Page — Texasbar.com/coronavirus State Bar of Texas Coronavirus Public Resources Page — Texasbar.com/COVIDHelp Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program Well-being Resources page — Texasbar.com/remote-well-being Texas AG helped donor fight virus lockout — Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that an exclusive group of Texans stood to benefit when Attorney General Ken… [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 7:14 am by Amy Starnes
— ABA Journal Texas AG sues Harris County egg producer for alleged price gouging during coronavirus pandemic — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday in a Harris County court claiming that Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the largest producer of eggs in the country, is price gouging. [read post]
19 Apr 2020, 8:39 am by John Floyd
Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton seeking to block order GA-13. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 7:22 am by Keegan Boyle
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton disagreed with the ruling, stating that the mail-in rule should be based upon a diagnosed disability. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 9:00 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Mary Ziegler
The global pandemic wrought by COVID-19 has brought unprecedented chaos to virtually every aspect of our lives. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 4:18 pm by Amy Howe
After Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, announced that the emergency order applies to abortions, except when the woman’s health is at risk, Planned Parenthood went to court to challenge the order. [read post]
11 Apr 2020, 11:54 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton took one on the chin yesterday when Travis County District Judge Lora Livingston issued a Temporary Restraining Order barring enforcement of the governor's executive order barring jail releases of people with current charges or past convictions involving violent offenses. [read post]
8 Apr 2020, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Fair Defense Project, ACLU of Texas, and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law sued Governor Greg Abbott over his executive order (GA-13) related to pretrial jail releases in response  to the coronavirus, as well as Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has vowed to aggressively enforce it. [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 4:35 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
First, Ken Paxton - himself a felony arrestee out on personal bond - filed to intervene and prevent the possible release on personal bond of 4,000 Harris County inmates who he said would be able to “roam freely and commit more crimes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Lynn McDonough
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reportedly thanked the court for its “immediate and careful attention to the health and safety needs of Texans suffering from the spread of COVID-19. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 2:41 am by Daniel Klapper
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to the lawsuit, arguing that abortion providers should, like other elective procedures, “have no right to special treatment” based on established precedent. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 1:29 pm by John Floyd
Unless, of course, you are Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. [read post]