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Judicial conduct ballot proposal would expand Abbott’s growing influence over courts

Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”

The Texas Tribune

Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration

The State Bar of Texas has rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department

The Independent UK

Texas State Bar hit by possible ransomware attack, warns of data breach

A data breach notification letter is being sent out as data samples leak on the dark web.

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Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney general

The state bar sought to take away the law license of Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster over a Texas lawsuit challenging 2020 presidential election results.

The Texas Tribune

Texas prosecutor disciplined for allowing murder charge against woman who self-managed an abortion

The State Bar of Texas has fined and suspended Starr County’s district attorney for pursuing a murder indictment against 26-year-old woman after she self-managed an abortion.

The Texas Tribune

Texas appeals court weighing whether state bar can discipline Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

The legal battle stems from the attorney general’s unsuccessful 2020 lawsuit that leaned heavily on discredited claims of election fraud in other states. Paxton’s lawyers argue that the bar’s lawsuit is an attempt to control how he runs his office.

The Texas Tribune

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Ken Paxton scandal details spill out

House investigators publicly detailed allegations of a yearslong pattern of misconduct and questionable actions

Salon

Texas AG calls for GOP speaker to resign

AG accused Phelan of presiding over House while drunk. Phelan office called it “a last-ditch effort to save face"

Salon

Legislature has little appetite to fund Ken Paxton’s settlement with whistleblowers

A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement, which would resolve a lawsuit alleging Paxton fired high-ranking deputies who accused him of misconduct.

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