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Complaint Against Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:20:35 -0500" title="2015-07-03 10:20"> July 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/comments/"><span class="value">97</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/25/kenpaxton13_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/25/kenpaxton13_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Roughly 150 Texas attorneys have signed on to a letter threatening to file a complaint with the State Bar of Texas against Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> for his response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/paxton-emerges-culture-warrior/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/paxton-emerges-culture-warrior/">Despite Legal Woes, Paxton Emerges as Culture Warrior</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-03 06:00"> July 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/paxton-emerges-culture-warrior/comments/"><span class="value">43</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, under scrutiny for his financial dealings, stayed out of sight and coasted into office last fall as part of the new Republican leadership. Now his legal troubles are back, just as he's emerging as the hero for social conservatives who fueled his candidacy.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/paxton-emerges-culture-warrior/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/">Analysis: For Paxton, a Bumpy Start on the Big Stage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:55:26 -0500" title="2015-07-02 16:55"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Most Texans don't know who </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> is, and a pending investigation and a waiting grand jury could leave them with a bad first impression of the state's new attorney general.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8500_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8500_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/">Paxton: Potential Indictment "Politically Motivated"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:09:06 -0500" title="2015-07-02 15:09"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/comments/"><span class="value">98</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>In a statement, Attorney General Ken Paxton says the prosecutors pursuing a felony fraud indictment against him are inexperienced and politically motivated.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/">Prosecutors Developing Criminal Case Against Paxton</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 21:46:03 -0500" title="2015-07-01 21:46"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/comments/"><span class="value">82</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Ken Paxton's legal troubles — stemming for his admission last year that he violated state securities law — may be getting more serious. A special prosecutor says he plans to start presenting evidence in less than a month seeking to indict the attorney general for first-degree felony securities fraud.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/">Texas Concedes Legal Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 16:34:34 -0500" title="2015-07-01 16:34"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/" target="_blank">ruling on Friday</a>, the Texas attorney general's office conceded a separate legal challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage. A federal appeals court then affirmed a lower court's ruling that overturned the state's ban.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/">Paxton: Clerks Don't Have to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:59:28 -0500" title="2015-06-28 16:59"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>County clerks in Texas who have religious objections to same-sex marriage can opt out of issuing such licenses — but they should be prepared to face fines or legal challenges, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> said in a written <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0025.pdf">opinion</a> on Sunday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">Republicans Vow a Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">285</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/">Paxton to County Clerks: Wait for Direction on Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:35:04 -0500" title="2015-06-25 16:35"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/comments/"><span class="value">94</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>If the Supreme Court rules in the coming days that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> wants county clerks to hold off on issuing marriage licenses to such couples until his office has given them direction.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/prosecutor-grand-jury-hear-paxton-case-july/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/prosecutor-grand-jury-hear-paxton-case-july/">Prosecutor: Grand Jury to Hear Paxton Case in July</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:34:45 -0500" title="2015-06-18 13:34"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/prosecutor-grand-jury-hear-paxton-case-july/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A case against Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> is heading to a grand jury next month, according to one of the special prosecutors investigating him. The probe has so far centered on whether Paxton violated state securities law, though there have been signs recently that the scope of the investigation has been broadened.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/prosecutor-grand-jury-hear-paxton-case-july/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/gov-abbott-signs-pastor-protection-act/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/UP9A7997_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB #2065 into law on June 11, 2015 joined by Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and authors of the bill Sen. Craig Estes R-Wichita Falls and Rep. Scott Sanford R-McKinney"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/UP9A7997_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB #2065 into law on June 11, 2015 joined by Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and authors of the bill Sen. Craig Estes R-Wichita Falls and Rep. Scott Sanford R-McKinney" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB #2065 into law on June 11, 2015 joined by Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and authors of the bill Sen. Craig Estes R-Wichita Falls and Rep. Scott Sanford R-McKinney</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/gov-abbott-signs-pastor-protection-act/">Abbott Signs "Pastor Protection Act" Into Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:26:44 -0500" title="2015-06-11 10:26"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/gov-abbott-signs-pastor-protection-act/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>, who signed a bill Thursday that allows clergy members to refuse to conduct marriages that violate their beliefs, said that "pastors now have the freedom to exercise their First Amendment rights."</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/gov-abbott-signs-pastor-protection-act/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/">The Brief: Appeals Court Sides With State on Abortion Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 05:59"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A federal appeals court upheld a key segment of the 2013 Texas law adding requirements on abortion facilities in the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/">The Brief: Breaking Out of the Presidential Pack in Three Easy Steps</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-05 05:59"> June 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Now that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is officially in the race for president in 2016, the next trick is to stay in the race.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/">The Brief: Deal Saves Campus Carry Just Before Midnight Deadline</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-27 05:59"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Campus carry legislation lived to fight another day as a last-minute deal saved Senate Bill 11 just before a midnight deadline in the House to take initial votes on bills originating in the Senate.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/">The Brief: Conflicts Lead to Conciliatory Mood on Budget, Taxes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-18 05:59"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With two weeks left in the legislative session, here are a couple of takes on the state of play on taxes and the budget, the only piece of legislation that must be passed.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/">The Brief: Chambers Are a Long Way From Kumbaya on Tax Cuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-13 05:59"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House's tax writing committee on Tuesday took up the Senate's proposal to cut property taxes by raising homeowners' residential homestead exemption. But what transpired on Tuesday was far from a kumbaya moment.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/">The Brief: A Taxing Conversation Continues at the Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 05:59"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Legislature's two chambers are still not on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to extend tax relief. The prognosis on whether they find room to compromise varies as well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Targeted by Group Making Secret Recordings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 05:59"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>News broke Tuesday afternoon of plans by an activist group to release videos this summer of state lawmakers that purportedly capture "a whole variety of bad behavior" but that lawmakers said was harassment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/texas-sue-feds-over-clean-power-plan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/texas-sue-feds-over-clean-power-plan/">Texas to Sue Federal Government Over "Clean Power Plan"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 16:01:17 -0500" title="2015-05-05 16:01"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/texas-sue-feds-over-clean-power-plan/comments/"><span class="value">119</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> says he plans to sue the Obama administration over the proposed “Clean Power Plan,” its sweeping plan to combat climate change by slashing carbon emissions from power plants.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/texas-sue-feds-over-clean-power-plan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/">The Brief: A Tension-Filled Day Highlights Rifts in the Lege</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-23 05:59"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The word of the day on Wednesday was tension, which infected the traditional weekly breakfast work meeting held by the state's top three leaders and later manifested itself on the House floor as members selected their budget negotiators.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/collin-county-das-replacements-picked-paxton-probe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/collin-county-das-replacements-picked-paxton-probe/">Collin County DA's Replacements Picked in Paxton Probe</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:26:42 -0500" title="2015-04-22 10:26"> April 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/collin-county-das-replacements-picked-paxton-probe/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Two Houston attorneys have been appointed to replace Collin District Attorney Greg Willis as the Texas Rangers look into whether his friend and business partner, Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton admitted last year to breaking state securities law.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/collin-county-das-replacements-picked-paxton-probe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/InjectionWell-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/InjectionWell-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by KQED QUEST</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/">The Brief: New Studies Link Injection Wells, Earthquakes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-22 05:59"> April 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A shift in the public debate over the relationship between oil and gas production and earthquakes <span>happened Tuesday </span>with a new study in Texas and a turnabout by the Oklahoma government on the issue.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/collin-county-da-requests-recusal-paxton-probe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/collin-county-da-requests-recusal-paxton-probe/">Collin County DA Requests Recusal From Paxton Probe</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:03:48 -0500" title="2015-04-21 22:03"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/collin-county-da-requests-recusal-paxton-probe/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Amid public pressure to step aside, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis is looking to recuse himself from any potential prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton. Willis has asked the Texas Rangers to look into Paxton, who admitted last year to breaking state securities law.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/collin-county-da-requests-recusal-paxton-probe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8408seated_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8408seated_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/">The Brief: Name Change Debate on Confederate Holiday Turns Heated</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-15 05:59"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Discussion in a House committee Tuesday on a proposed change to the name of a state holiday honoring soldiers who fought for the Confederacy took on an extra dose of notoriety because of the identity of the main proponent of the change.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5795CMSPaxton_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5795CMSPaxton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/">The Brief: Rangers Asked to Join Paxton Investigation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-10 05:59"> April 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The question of whether Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> will be charged in connection with his </span><span>failure to register with the State Securities Board while soliciting clients for investment firms could now rest in the hands of the Texas Rangers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/27/paxton_006_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/27/paxton_006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/">Collin DA Asks Texas Rangers to Probe Paxton Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:15:52 -0500" title="2015-04-09 17:15"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis has asked the Texas Rangers to look into Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s violation of state securities law, Willis' office said Thursday. The move comes amid swirling questions around how Collin County prosecutors would handle the case, given the fact that Willis is a friend and business associate of Paxton's.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/">The Brief: New Bill Would Target Bullet Train Land Acquisition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 05:59"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Republicans leery of granting more eminent domain authority acted to fast-track to nowhere a proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/analysis-lawmakers-looking-fresh-antagonists/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/HuffmanKing_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150704015129/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/HuffmanKing_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/analysis-lawmakers-looking-fresh-antagonists/">Analysis: Moving Integrity Unit Won't Curb Conflicts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-06 06:00"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/analysis-lawmakers-looking-fresh-antagonists/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Legislators frustrated and angry with public corruption prosecutions in Travis County want to move them somewhere else. But the problems are likely to tag along: It's always hard to prosecute the people who pay for the prosecutors.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150704015129/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/analysis-lawmakers-looking-fresh-antagonists/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5" class="page">5</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div 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