Loon Star State: Rule of Law
Accountability goes down the drain, too.
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Ken Paxton Repeatedly Refused to Defend State Agencies in Court
Why won't the Attorney General do his job?
Angela Paxton’s Ties to a Shell Company
The attorney general and his wife helped promote a company run by an ex-lobbyist accused in court of breaching his fiduciary duty to other firms.
The Ken Paxton Files: What’s in House Investigators’ New Trove of Impeachment Evidence?
Nearly 4,000 pages of exhibits paint the clearest picture yet of the allegations against the attorney general for prolific abuse of power, bribery, philandering, and apparent coverups.
The Rise of Ma and Pa Paxton?
If history repeats itself, the attorney general's wife could prosper even if he goes down in an impeachment trial.
Strangest State: Ken Paxton and Other Odd Creatures
Impeachments, record-breaking alligator gars, and other rarities from far-flung Texas.
Paxton’s Ninth Life: Will the Senate Save Texas’ Embattled AG?
Impeached and in peril, the walls may finally be closing in on the allegedly criminal Texas attorney general.
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Paxton Is Burning
Has accountability finally come to Texas?
Rick Perry Exports His Pay-to-Play Politics to Ukraine
Perry has talked about his aspirations for Ukraine to become “the Texas of Europe.” On the corporate cronyism front, he may just have succeeded.
How Pete Sessions Became ‘Congressman-1’
The powerful former Dallas congressman and GOP leader was trying to swim back to the swamp. Instead, he got sucked into it.