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Impeachment lawyers plan to call Texas AG Ken Paxton to witness stand in Senate trial

AUSTIN — House managers plan to call Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the witness stand during his…

Nation

Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central U.S., setting some heat records

HOUSTON — Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the…

Local

New Paxton impeachment files detail interventions, secret trips, donor’s ‘shell’ companies

AUSTIN — Shell companies. Secret Uber trips. Payments to a man previously convicted of fraud. Thousands of pages…

News

Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of…

Local

Paxton used burner phones, fake Uber name in cover-up, impeachment lawyers allege

AUSTIN — Ken Paxton gave Nate Paul “unfettered access” to the Texas attorney general’s office that the developer…

Local

Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case

ATLANTA — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn…

Local

Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars

AUSTIN — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements — and pay…

Local

Texas sues Shell over May fire at Houston-area petrochemical plant

AUSTIN — Texas is suing Shell and is seeking more than $1 million, alleging a fire at the…

Local

Ken Paxton, lawyers test limits of gag order restricting comments on impeachment trial

Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton and his legal team appear to be testing the limits of a gag…

State

Texas Senate passes $16.5 billion package to lower property taxes

Texas senators on Wednesday unanimously approved Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s agenda on property tax cuts this legislative session,…