Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on why he decided to file a preemptive lawsuit on the sanctuary city ban.
More info on Texas AG on why he sued the city of Austin, other local officials
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Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition signature fraud
GOP state Rep. Austin Smith has dropped his reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures.
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Hearing set for state lawsuit after AG Ken Paxton sued Harris County over guaranteed income program
The fight over Harris County's guaranteed basic income pilot program will move to the courtroom Thursday morning, with a temporary injunction hearing. It comes more than a week after Attorney General ...
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Harris County attorney defends guaranteed income program against Texas' lawsuit: 'Attack' by GOP officials
A Harris County attorney defended a guaranteed income program that’s been targeted in a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday.
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Harris County officials defend Guaranteed Income program after AG Ken Paxton filed lawsuit
"I ask that Mr. Paxton come down and meet with some of these families and tell them straight to their face, and see what it was that they were gonna use those dollars for. And tell them that, never ...
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The coolest city in Texas? It’s no longer Austin
In it the paper’s correspondent described a city so languid and lifeless that he claimed he’d spotted ... murals appeared across the city and the local newspaper added a panther to its masthead.
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Uplift Harris: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County over guaranteed income program
Paxton calls the program, which would provide nearly 2,000 residents with $500 per month for 18 months, "plainly unconstitutional." ...
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AG Paxton sues Harris County over its ‘Uplift Harris’ guaranteed income program
The state of Texas has sued Harris County over its guaranteed basic income program, saying it violates the state’s Constitution.
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Austin City Council votes to appoint T.C. Broadnax as next city manager at $470K salary
Read More:Exclusive: Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon to resign from department. Here what we know. Some of the other priorities, he ... the Texas Public Information Act. In Austin, former City ...
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Lizelle Gonzalez is suing the Texas prosecutors who charged her criminally after abortion
Gonzalez, then Lizelle Herrera, visited a local hospital ... her family," he wrote. Ramirez and Barrera did not return requests by phone and email for comment on the lawsuit. Texas Heartbeat ...
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University of Texas at Austin eliminating nearly 60 staff who once worked in DEI roles, civil rights and faculty groups say
Brian Davis, a university spokesman, said he was unable to confirm ... will have an opportunity to apply for other open positions at UT Austin. But Texas NAACP and AAUP said in the statement ...
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Eclipse fever hits Texas towns as residents and officials prepare for a crush of visitors
Officials recommend you plan for heavy traffic and delays in those areas. Some local ... he said. “I really see [agricultural tourism] as a big thing as people are trying to get out of the city ...
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How to embrace the funky, eclectic charm of Austin, Texas, like a local
Despite the saying “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” a visit to Austin will show you that this capital city has a small-town feel relative to Toronto, and can be thoroughly explored in just a ...