The House GOP’s first bill of 2025 could enable a Ken Paxton power grab
The Laken Riley Act would hand state attorneys general, like Ken Paxton in Texas, veto power over large swaths of federal ...
“I just don’t really recognize the Republican Party”: Ousted state Rep. Steve Allison goes down swinging
President-elect Trump repeated his warnings that all hell will break loose in the Middle East if hostages kidnapped from ...
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Ken Paxton's whistleblower case returns to Travis County District Court
The Ken Paxton whistleblower case is returning to the Travis County 419th Civil District Court. It’s unclear exactly how the ...
With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills
More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and ...
Gov. Abbott elevates Blacklock to chief justice, appoints new member to Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on ...
Ken Paxton sought to put his mark on election rules in Texas and elsewhere
Paxton appealed a federal court ruling blocking the voter ID law in August 2017, the same month he asked the U.S. Supreme ...
Texas lawmakers are mostly silent on addressing threats to ballot secrecy
Votebeat examines a bill that emerges ahead of the new legislative session and a pair of lawsuits surrounding the issue at ...
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Some states on track to restore abortion access, while others push for fetal rights in 2025
Heading into the third year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states will continue to introduce and consider legislation to expand or restrict access to reproductive health care and abortion ...