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Texas Attorney General Paxton will ask courts to vacate Democratic lawmakers’ seats

Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.

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Ken Paxton seeks court order declaring that Dem 'runaways' vacated their seats

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced plans to ask a court to determine whether Democrats who fled the state to prevent Republican redistricting efforts had "vacated" their office. After Democrats denied the Texas House of Representatives a two-thirds quorum for the second day in a row on Tuesday,

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Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek court order to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office

The attorney general issued an opinion after Texas House Democrats broke quorum in 2021, stating that the move could allow Gov. Greg Abbott to replace lawmakers with appointees of his choosing.

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Ken Paxton’s long-distance quest for a Trump endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Ramps Up 'Aggressive' Legal Pressure on Democrats

Republican Speaker Dustin Burrows has given the absent lawmakers until Friday, Aug. 8, to return to Texas and appear before the House.

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Texas attorney general can’t depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

A Texas appeals court this week denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office’s request to question a nun who leads Catholic ...

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns Texas politicians that police can't just come to Illinois to arrest Democrats

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a stern warning to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who ...

Paxton Denied Deposition With Catholic Nun in Immigration Probe

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) won’t get to depose a Catholic nun whose nonprofit he’s investigating for sheltering ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Casts Doubt On Prosecution Of Dems Blocking Republicans' Redistricting Push

Texas AG Ken Paxton said prosecuting Democratic state lawmakers for leaving the state to prevent a redistricting push from being accomplished will be "a challenge" ...

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Wesley Hunt tests waters of a Senate bid, setting up possible heavyweight primary with Cornyn and Paxton

The Houston Republican’s case rests on the notion that Sen. John Cornyn cannot win the primary and his challenger, Attorney ...

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Explosive Court Clash, Texas AG Ken Paxton Goes Head-to-Head with Financial Titans Over Energy Market Manipulation

Texas AG Paxton's antitrust lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard over energy sector manipulation proceeds ...

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