“The Texas attorney general’s office is attempting to withhold all messages Ken Paxton sent or received while in Washington for the pro-Donald Trump rally that devolved into a riot at the U.S. Capitol,” the Houston Chronicle reports.
“The Texas Public Information Act guarantees the public’s right to government records — even if those records are stored on personal devices or online accounts of public officials.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally before the Capitol insurrection January 6, but he won’t say who paid for him to go to Washington, D.C., the Dallas Morning News reports.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) told Fox News that the state’s concealed-carry law could help Texans confronted with mass shooters like the one at a church Sunday.
Said Paxton: “All I can say is that in Texas at least we have the opportunity to have concealed carry. And so if it’s a place where somebody has the ability to carry, there’s always the opportunity that gunman will be taken out before he has the opportunity to kill very many people.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), the state’s top law enforcement officer, turned himself into jail to be booked on felony securities fraud charges, the Texas Tribune reports.
“Wearing a pin-striped suit and a red tie, he smiled slightly for his mugshot. Then, he was promptly released from the Collin County Jail on $35,000 bond… Afterward, he apparently slipped out of the courthouse undetected, avoiding the throng of waiting media and Democratic protesters.”
The criminal investigation against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) “has taken a more serious turn, with special prosecutors now planning to present a first-degree felony securities fraud case against him,” WFAA reports.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a written opinion that county clerks in Texas “who have religious objections to same-sex marriage can opt out of issuing such licenses — but they should be prepared to face fines or legal challenges,” the Texas Tribune reports.
“In the opinion, which is meant to serve as guidance for clerks and public officials now that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, Paxton said that pro bono lawyers are ready to help such gay marriage opponents defend their decisions.”
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