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State Fair of Texas gun ban goes before judge on Thursday
A Dallas judge is set to decide the legality of a policy banning guns at the State Fair of Texas on Thursday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the ban violates state law.
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State Fair of Texas gun ban to remain, judge denies Ken Paxton's injunction
A judge is set to decide the legality of a policy banning guns at the State Fair of Texas on Thursday.
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State Fair of Texas gun ban hearing starts Thursday
The State of Texas is suing the State Fair of Texas over a new gun policy. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us more.
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Travis County accuses top Texas officials of violating Voter Registration Act
Travis County has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson in federal court over the state’s attempt to block voter registration efforts ahead of a hotly contested presidential election.
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AG Paxton pulls legal opinion backing nonprofits banning firearms on city-owned land
Attorney General Ken Paxton this week withdrew a legal opinion issued by his office in 2016 saying nonprofits have the right to ban firearms from property leased from the government.
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Texas Republican attorney general sues over voter registration efforts in Democrat strongholds
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state’s largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election, drawing claims of voter suppression from state Democrats.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Bexar County over voter registration outreach effort
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop Bexar County officials from mailing residents voter registration forms.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Dallas over State Fair's gun policy
In early August, the State Fair of Texas unveiled its revised policy, which prohibits the carriage of firearms within Fair Park by individuals who are not active or retired law enforcement officers.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's office launches illegal voting tip line
It’s an email address the Texas AG’s office says Texans can report suspected violations of state election law to. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has the latest action taken by Paxton involving election security concerns.
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Texas AG launches illegal voting tipline; some experts say evidence doesn't support widespread voter fraud
Ahead of November’s elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has launched an illegal voting tip line.
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Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation ‘nonsense,' call for federal, state reviews
A Democratic candidate for the Texas House on Monday dismissed as “nonsense” a state investigation into a vote harvesting scheme that led authorities to confiscate her phone and search the homes of a legislative aide and elderly Latino election volunteers.
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Texas sues over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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State Fair of Texas stands pat on policy prohibiting firearms in Fair Park
The State Fair of Texas stands behind its updated security policy and is ready to cooperate with the city of Dallas in responding to threats from the state attorney general.
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Texas lawmakers react to AG Ken Paxton's urge to reverse gun ban at State Fair
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening legal action against the City of Dallas if the State Fair of Texas does not lift its new ban on all guns, including license-to-carry firearms. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat reports on how local lawmakers are responding.
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Texas secures historic $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over user privacy rights
Officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission.
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Repercussions rare for violating campaign ethics laws in Texas due to attorney general's office
A review by The Texas Tribune found that the number of politicians, lobbyists and political action committees that owe fines for breaking state campaign finance laws has exploded in recent years, but payment hasn’t.
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Texans react to apparent assassination attempt at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania
Texas lawmakers and residents are reacting to a shooting at Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, which left Trump bloodied, a spectator dead, and two other people critically injured. The shooter is dead, according to the Secret Service.
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Texas leaders, politicians react after assassination attempt at Trump campaign rally
Texas state leaders and politicians took to social media to respond to Saturday’s “apparent assassination attempt” after Former President Donald Trump was reportedly injured and rushed off the stage just minutes into his rally in Pennsylvania.
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Paxton, Ukraine-Russia war key divides in North Texas Dist. 12 congressional race
NBC 5’s Lone Star Politics sits down with runoff candidates Craig Goldman and John O’Shea, both vying to win the party nomination for outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s District 12 seat.
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Ken Paxton joins Biden DOJ coalition suing Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Thursday he was part of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in dozens of states joining the federal civil antitrust lawsuit.