Articles tagged: Attorney General
In Texas Transgender Suit, Who’s Facing Harm?
States play victim in federal court, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones truly at risk.
Ken Paxton is leading a multi-state lawsuit against federal school guidelines for trans students, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones at risk....Read More
Anti-LGBT Attorney Scores High-Level Appointment in Texas AG’s Office
Jeff Mateer comes to Ken Paxton's office from First Liberty, a Plano "religious freedom" organization that opposes LGBT equality measures and Obamacare. ...Read More
Texas Lawmakers Aren’t Actually Supposed to Try to Make Things Worse, Right?
The state excels at creating solutions in search of problems, making life more difficult for the most marginalized Texans.
To me, it looks as though the problem the state has is with some Texans. Texans who aren’t wealthy white folks, or who aren’t likely to be turning up to vot...Read More
Loon Star State: Ken Paxton Wants a Piece of the Action
"A little confusing, I know, sir, but actually we're here prosecuting fraud...not engaging in it..."...Read More
Ben Sargent’s Loon Star State: Ken Paxton, Culture-Warrior-in-Chief
Ben Sargent's Loon Star State: Attorney General Ken Paxton has opted to play the part of culture warrior rather than the state’s top legal authority. ...Read More
At Inauguration, Ken Paxton Comes in From the Cold
After he admitted to committing securities fraud, Ken Paxton spent some time in the political wilderness. But he's back in the family now....Read More
How Greg Abbott ‘Criminalized’ Voter Registration in Houston
Greg Abbott's successful efforts to shut down a voter registration campaign in Harris County is an offense against democracy. ...Read More
Lawman, Lawbreaker: Ken Paxton and the Problem with One-Party Rule
Come next year, Texas might have an attorney general who faces disbarment and felony indictment. What does the state get without a healthy two-party system? Ken...Read More
Appeals Court Limits Abbott’s Power, Offers Bonus Burn
After Attorney General Greg Abbott asked Texas's highest criminal court to not to throw out one law he liked, they instead threw out another. ...Read More