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Texas AG Paxton vows to reverse ruling over election integrity law

Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed Monday to block a ruling that he says prohibits his office from enforcing vote-harvesting restrictions and investigating potential violations. A federal judge ruled Friday that a section of the 2021 law aimed at preventing election fraud in Texas violated the First Amendment by placing “an invalid restriction on speech” and the 14th Amendment’s

justthenews · 6h

Federal judge strikes down part of 2021 Texas election law, AG Paxton to appeal

The bill creates uniform statewide voting hours, maintains and expands access to registered voters who need assistance, prohibits drive-through voting, and enhances transparency by authorizing poll watchers to observe more aspects of the election process.

U.S. News & World Report · 13h

Texas Can No Longer Investigate Alleged Cases of Vote Harvesting, Federal Judge Says

A federal judge has ruled that part of a Texas law that enacted new voting restrictions violated the U.S. Constitution by being too vague and restricting free speech

Ken Paxton, Travis County and José Garza

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 5h

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Travis County over DA José Garza security spending secrecy

The suit comes after the American-Statesman reported the county's action in August, which officials had shielded from public knowledge for months.

Yahoo · 10h

Ken Paxton sues Travis County for holding 'unlawful secret meeting'

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday he is suing Travis County. According to the Attorney General's Office, Paxton is suing the Travis County Commissioners Court for "violating the Texas Open Meetings Act to secretly discuss a measure to allocate public money for security enhancements for the personal residence of Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.

KUT · 10h

Ken Paxton sues Travis County for approving security funds for DA José Garza behind closed doors

Paxton’s lawsuit argues the Commissioners Court violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by failing to give the public adequate notice and being overly vague in the agenda language about what public funds were being used for.

1mOpinion

No one is safe, Ken Paxton is suing everyone for everything

Please, please don’t tell Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that I leave my toilet tissue with the first sheet coming over ...

Truthout15h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Austin Over Abortion Travel Fund

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the state’s capital city of Austin over a fund it has created that ...

Paxton vows to "continue to fight" after Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of State Fair's gun ban

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Thursday night that it would not block a firearms ban at the State Fair of Texas. Paxton's ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues to block Austin from funding out-of-state abortion travel

The city of Austin passed a budget last month that allocates $400,000 in grants to help cover travel costs for people who ...

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Austin over allocation of funds to assist out-of-state abortions

The state's lawsuit against Austin escalates Paxton's campaign against terminations of pregnancy both inside and outside of ...

San Antonio bar makes a deal with Texas AG Ken Paxton over alleged state gun law violations

The Lucky Duck was one of five establishments, including the State Fair of Texas, that Attorney General Ken Paxton sued over gun bans earlier this year.

Judge denies key motion in El Paso's Las Americas lawsuit against Texas AG Ken Paxton

Judge David Guaderrama denies a key motion in El Paso’s Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center's lawsuit against Texas ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Travis County over DA Jose Garza security spending secrecy

The suit comes after the American-Statesman reported the county's action in August, which officials had shielded from public ...

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