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Lawyer currently leading Texas attorney general’s office has been swept up in Ken Paxton’s legal challenges

Brent Webster came to the Texas attorney general’s office in 2020. His work as Ken Paxton’s top aide was quickly mired in controversy.

The Texas Tribune

Late deal sends new economic incentives for businesses to governor

After the previous, widely criticized program expired in December, lawmakers worked hard to craft a plan that won overwhelming support in both chambers.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers approve school safety bill that would require an armed person at every Texas campus

The bill comes in response to the Uvalde school shooting last year that left 19 children and two adults dead.

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Texas Legislature passes bill reining in “rogue” prosecutors

The GOP priority legislation could remove prosecutors from office if they don’t pursue certain crimes. The bill gained traction after some Democratic district attorneys said they would not prosecute abortion-related crimes.

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Final approval given to bill allocating $1.5 billion to broadband expansion in Texas

Voters will be asked to approve a state constitutional amendment to create the Broadband Infrastructure Fund.

The Texas Tribune

Emiliano Grillo claims second PGA tour title in Texas

It was Emiliano Grillo’s first PGA Tour win in over seven years.

The Independent UK

After historic drought, lawmakers agree on billion-dollar plan to expand water supplies, fix infrastructure

Following one of the hottest summers on record, lawmakers have set an ambitious target: By 2033, they want to bump up the state’s water supply by an amount equal to three of the largest reservoirs in the state.

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Ken Paxton impeachment fight exposes deep fissures among Texas Republicans

As the 88th Legislative Session came to a close, longstanding divisions between traditional conservatives and party’s far right came into focus.

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High school forced to postpone graduation after 85 per cent of students fail exams

Marlin High School in Texas, US, revealed just five of the thirty-three pupils passed their diplomas and met the requirements for graduation after recently introducing a four-day week

Daily Mirror

Ex-Wisconsin Coach Paul Chryst to Join Texas Football, per Report

The veteran spent 11 seasons leading the Badgers.

Sports Illustrated

Republican priorities on school choice, border fail, but late-night compromises resurrect others

Rushed agreements and suspended rules rescue legislation on the electric grid and economic incentives for companies, and work is still being done on a property tax proposal.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton Is Burning

Has accountability finally come to Texas?

Texas Observer

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Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on Mars

Four volunteers will be stepping into a Martian habitat in Houston, Texas that will be their home for the next 12 months as part of an experiment

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Senior PGA Tour Event: Arjun Atwal makes cut as Jeev Milkha Singh misses out for second consecutive time

FRISCO (TEXAS): Arjun Atwal had consecutive rounds of 72 after 73 in the opening one as he made the cut at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

The Texas Tribune

All eyes on Sen. Angela Paxton as Texas Senate takes up her husband’s removal

Ken Paxton helped elect his wife, Angela, to the state Senate. That chamber will now consider whether to remove him from the attorney general’s office. She has not said whether she will recuse herself.

The Texas Tribune

God, money and Dairy Queen: How Texas House investigators secured the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

The long list of accusations were outlined as part of 20 charges of impeachment adopted by the Texas House.

The Independent UK

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet

The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with the impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton

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The Independent UK

Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state

The Texas Tribune

Historic $321.3 billion Texas state budget heads to comptroller

About $17 billion worth of commitments lawmakers made in the new budget were snagged in policy fights between the Texas House and Senate on Saturday night.

The Texas Tribune

“I’m here to watch history”: Texans marvel at Paxton impeachment spectacle

The suspended attorney general’s supporters thought lawmakers tried to overrule voters. Ken Paxton’s critics felt accountability was a long time coming.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House. See how each representative voted.

Here’s a list of the representatives who voted for and against impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.

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An effort to ban faculty tenure in public universities has failed in the Texas Legislature

The state Senate originally passed a bill to ban tenure, but on Saturday it approved the House’s counterproposal, which enshrines tenure in state law.

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Texas House impeaches Ken Paxton for abuse of office

Paxton is immediately removed from office, pending a Senate trial.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial

The House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975.

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