Victoria Neave Criado files to challenge Nathan Johnson for Senate seat

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Rep. Victoria Neave Criado is challenging state Sen. Nathan Johnson in the Democratic primary for his Dallas-based seat. Neave Criado revealed her decision Monday morning, hours before the candidate filing deadline for …

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Special session on school vouchers begins with Republicans in disarray

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Passing school vouchers, the top legislative priority of Gov. Greg Abbott in the new special session, was always going to require a delicately assembled coalition of Republicans. It would need to include compromise …

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Paxton whistleblowers vow to continue legal fight in court

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Four whistleblowers who were fired after reporting Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI vowed Monday to continue their legal fight with their former boss, promising to expose his alleged wrongdoing by forcing …

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Texas student body leader faces impeachment as Paxton trial proceeds

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This week in Texas, there’s an elected official fighting impeachment proceedings stemming from accusations that he abused his government office. Well, make that two elected officials fighting impeachment proceedings. In College Station, about …

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Ken Paxton impeachment trial live updates: Sept. 11

The fifth day of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial concluded with testimony from two former members of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office who were involved in reviewing Nate Paul’s claims about a vast conspiracy or Paxton’s alleged misconduct. Former Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore testifies during the fifth day of suspended Attorney General …

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Whistleblower testifies how Ken Paxton let friend, donor hijack AG’s office

The Texas Tribune is your source for in-depth reporting on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial. Readers make that possible. Support authoritative Texas journalism with a donation now. Ryan Bangert did not want to report his boss, Attorney General Ken Paxton, to the FBI. A bona fide ultraconservative and former Paxton donor, the onetime deputy first …

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Ken Paxton impeachment trial live updates

Jeff Mateer, the former second-in-command under suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, testified Wednesday that Paxton’s relationship with real estate investor Nate Paul was so alarming that Mateer was concerned the attorney general was being blackmailed. Mateer said a turning point came when he learned that Paxton had resumed an extramarital affair with a woman who …

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Texas Senate rejects all motions to dismiss Ken Paxton impeachment charges

The Texas Tribune is your source for in-depth reporting on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial. Readers make that possible. Support authoritative Texas journalism with a donation now. The Texas Senate on Tuesday decisively rejected all of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to dismiss the articles of impeachment against him, moving forward with the first removal …

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Who’s who in the Ken Paxton impeachment trial

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Attorney General Ken Paxton has been ordered to appear before the Texas Senate to answer to 16 of 20 articles of impeachment that were overwhelmingly approved by the Texas House in May. …

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