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Houston-area program to give $500 monthly payments to some residents on hold after Texas lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to put on hold a guaranteed income program that would provide $500 monthly cash payments to roughly 2,000 residents. The program has become a target of Republican Texas Attorney...
Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Seattle Children's Hospital filed the...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American Statesman. April 17, 2024. Editorial: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s dangerous plan to expand his reach into local government Prosecutors who don’t comply, or fail to prosecute certain crimes, could be removed from office Dusting off a...
Morning sickness? Prenatal check-ups? What to know about new rights for pregnant workers
Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that supporters say could change workplace culture for millions of people. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency in...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A disciplinary committee of the State Bar of Texas accused Paxton...
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents. The program by Harris County, where Houston is located, is set to provide “no-strings-attached” $500 monthly cash...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. March 27, 2024. Editorial: This is Ken Paxton’s Texas Attorney general gets a pass from a court system that is less forgiving of others Attorney General Ken Paxton has scored another victory, but it’s a defeat for all Texans. ...
The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversity
DALLAS (AP) — The Texas attorney general has opened an investigation into a key Boeing supplier that is already facing scrutiny from federal regulators over quality of parts that it provides to the aircraft maker. The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said it began...
Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came...
How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade of delays
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on securities fraud charges has ended after nine years — a span during which the Republican was reelected twice, impeached and acquitted, and emerged more politically powerful than ever. He will stay...
