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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Dallas

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 17h

Ken Paxton can’t be deposed under oath in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court says

The attorney general has agreed not to contest a lawsuit brought by former employees accusing him of retaliation after they said he abused his office.

Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit

The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower lawsuit at the heart of impeachment charges brought against him in 2023

Austin American-Statesman · 21h

Whistleblowers can't make Attorney General Ken Paxton testify, Texas Supreme Court rules

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Paxton and three aides do not have to testify after he agreed not to contest allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit

Matt Gaetz Drops Bid for Trump Attorney General

USA Today on MSN · 1d

Here's who Donald Trump could pick for attorney general after Matt Gaetz's flame-out

Donald Trump heads back to the drawing board for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. Here are some candidates.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Matt Gaetz Drops Bid for Trump Attorney General in Face of Senate Opposition

Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general on Thursday, saying his confirmation was becoming a distraction. "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle,

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee

Matt Gaetz announced Thursday that he is withdrawing his nomination for attorney general. His decision came amid an investigation by the House Ethics Committee for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.

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Texas AG sues Dallas for decriminalizing marijuana

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of small ...

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Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban After Two Women Die

Weeks after ProPublica reported on the deaths of two pregnant women whose miscarriages went untreated in Texas, state ...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates GARM ad cartel over boycott ‘conspiracy’

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is investigating a shadowy left-leaning advertising cabal over whether it participated in a ...

Boing Boing on MSN1d

Freedom-hating Texas Attorney General sues Dallas for voter-approved measure to end pot arrests

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who never met a federal law he didn't want to defy, has suddenly discovered his inner ...

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Texas Attorney General sues City of Dallas over ballot measure decriminalizing marijuana

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the City of Dallas and local officials on Wednesday for adopting a city ...

Texas AG launches probe into alleged antitrust advertising scheme boycotting social media companies

Paxton's office said that although advertising companies can choose where to place their ads, engaging in a conspiracy could ...

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Trump Transition Live: Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Consideration

President-elect Donald Trump has said he was "much respect" for Matt Gaetz for withdrawing as attorney general nominee to ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN4d

As Trump administration takes shape, Texas takes a back seat

So far Trump has looked elsewhere for his earliest cabinet and high-level staff appointments, in some cases passing over ...

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