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Charges against AG Ken Paxton to be dismissed
Collin County felony charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed nine years ago, will be dismissed following a settlement revealed on Tuesday morning in a Harris County courtroom. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports.
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Charges dropped against Texas AG Ken Paxton in securities fraud case
Special prosecutors informed a Harris County judge that they will drop criminal charges against the Texas attorney general as part of a deal. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the details.
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Charges to be dropped against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in settlement agreement
Paxton’s defense attorney, Dan Cogdell, will address media after Tuesday’s status conference regarding his securities fraud case.
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Paxton sues 4 DFW businesses, including State Fair, for not letting off-duty officers carry guns on-premises
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office sued five businesses, four in North Texas, over stopping peace officers from entering with firearms while off-duty
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Texas Attorney General sues Frisco ISD for allegedly electioneering ahead of Super Tuesday
NBC 5’s Ben Russell tells us about Frisco ISD and other school systems in North Texas facing a legal battle with Ken Paxton who claims they went too far in their messaging before the primary election.
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Texas AG Paxton targeting House Republicans who sought his ouster in impeachment trial
The Texas attorney general, who survived an impeachment trial last year, is targeting the House speaker and dozens of other lawmakers in primary elections.
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AG Paxton sues more local school districts accusing them of electioneering
Ken Paxton filed more lawsuits against North Texas school districts accusing them of unlawfully endorsing specific political candidates and policies using official resources.
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Sen. John Cornyn running to succeed leader McConnell; Mudslinging with Ken Paxton begins
Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader.
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Paxton, Trump-backed candidates try to unseat criminal appeals judges
Former President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are aiming to unseat three incumbent judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in the state. Texas voters elect judges in usually sleepy elections.
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Voters to pick judges for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Ken Paxton are trying to unseat some of Texas’ highest judges due to a ruling made three years ago. Voters will decide on three seats on the Court of Criminal Appeals. NBC 5’s political reporter Phil Prazan has more.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Denton ISD for illegal electioneering with public tax money
The state Attorney General’s Office called for a temporary injunction against Denton’s school board, its superintendent and two employees.
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Collin County is frontline for emotional Texas House primary elections
After years of friendship, all five Republican members from his home county supported impeaching him. They now face challengers he helped recruit to enact retribution on his former friends in the March 5 primary election.
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Several key races in Collin County in the spotlight for Texas primary
Early voting kicked off Tuesday for the Texas primary on March 5. The primary will show if there will be any political fallout from the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. As NBC 5’s Phil Prazan explains, several key races in Collin County are in the spotlight.
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Judge rejects AG Ken Paxton's bid to dismiss securities fraud case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal trial appears poised to begin in two months after a judge on Friday denied his request to dismiss charges.
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Texas Attorney General challenges marijuana policies of Denton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to stop efforts to decriminalize marijuana in Denton. His office stepped in to take five cities to court, including Denton. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the story.
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AG Paxton sues Denton, other Texas cities that adopted marijuana amnesty policies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing five Texas cities saying they’ve violated state law by “adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies” for marijuana possession and distribution.
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Whistleblower lawsuit to continue despite AG Ken Paxton's concession
A whistleblower lawsuit against the Texas attorney general’s office will continue, a judge ruled Wednesday, raising the possibility that Attorney General Ken Paxton could be forced onto the witness stand in the future.
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Texas Supreme Court blocks AG Ken Paxton testimony in whistleblower case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not have to answer questions under oath – at least for now – in a lawsuit that inspired his impeachment trial last year before the state Senate.
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Judge rules Texas AG Ken Paxton must sit for deposition
Attorney General Ken Paxton has called the judge overseeing his civil trial “shockingly biased.” The comment came after she ruled Paxton must sit for a deposition and answer questions under oath about why he fired top staffers after they reported him to the FBI.
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Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial
Texas Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) wrote a letter to his Senate colleagues Thursday night, calling to reopen the Senate’s impeachment trail into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.