James Barragán | The Texas Tribune
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A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement, which would resolve a lawsuit alleging Paxton fired high-ranking deputies who accused him of misconduct.
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Paxton’s lawyer had argued that federal prosecutors based out of San Antonio had an 'obvious conflict' in the investigation.
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It’s the first-known incident where a soldier has shot a migrant since the mission began. The injury is non-life threatening.
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For the third straight legislative session, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, has filed a bill to end Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday.
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Lawmakers begin work for their biennial legislative session. They’ll debate over the state budget, school issues, border security and property taxes, among other issues.
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Gov. Greg Abbott, who Trump endorsed for his reelection, has not commented about the former president’s announcement to run for the White House a third time.
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He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.
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The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.
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Immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility. Abbott appears to be testing the limits of state authority by empowering state law enforcement to bring migrants to the ports of entry — stopping short of using state resources to expel migrants from the country.
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Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work. In an interview with The Texas Tribune, he said he hadn’t spoken out sooner because he didn’t want to compound his hometown’s grief or point blame.