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Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
‘The political trial is over, and it’s time for the case to return to a real court.’
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Some crossings on U.S.-Mexico border still shut as cities, agents confront rise in migrant arrivals
Mayor Rolando Salinas said about 2,000 migrants had crossed Thursday, about half as many as the day prior.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn’t rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittal
Only two Republicans voted to convict Paxton on any of the impeachment articles, well short of the nine that would have needed to join Senate Democrats in order to remove Paxton from office.
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Debate over a Black student’s suspension over his hairstyle in Texas ramps up with probe and lawsuit
Darresha George and her attorney filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency, alleging that Darryl George was being harassed and mistreated by school district officials.
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
The incident recalls debates over hair discrimination in schools and the workplace and is already testing the state’s newly enacted CROWN Act, which took effect Sept. 1.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren’t done attacking each other
The fallout in the Texas Capitol is likely only beginning and threatens to spill into the 2024 elections, when conservative allies of the Trump-backed Attorney General say they will target Republican legislators who led the investigation against Paxton.
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Closing arguments set to begin in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial over corruption charges
On Thursday, Paxton’s lawyers wrapped up their defense in a single day, calling just four witness who all currently work for the three-term incumbent.
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Woman with whom Texas AG Ken Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment
Paxton’s affair has taken a central role in the historic proceeding, with several of his former senior employees testifying they believed it explained why Paxton was using his office to aid a wealthy donor who employed the woman.
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How an extramarital affair factors into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
The affair is one of 20 articles of impeachment.
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A decision in Texas AG’s Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial could happen as soon as this week
There will be no more days off until the trial is resolved, raising the possibility that a decision could come over the weekend.