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Texas House elects new speaker in blow to far-right wing

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate backed by Texas Attorney General Ken

Star Tribune · 59m

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 4h

Dustin Burrows elected as Texas Speaker of the House. Here's what it means

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the new session.

The New York Times · 17h

Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.

Texas, Allstate

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 1d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Allstate for collection, sale of driver data

Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.

KVUE-TV Austin on MSN · 5h

Texas sues Allstate over secret cellphone tracking claims

The lawsuit claims the company tracked more than 45 million Americans and used the information to raise insurance rates without consumers' knowledge.

USA Today · 11h

Texas sues Allstate for collecting driver data without consent

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Allstate created the "world's largest driving behavior database," with data on more than 45 million Americans, by paying mobile app developers millions of dollars to secretly incorporate tracking software.

Texas court weighs fate of migrant shelter

kfoxtv · 5h

Texas Supreme Court hears case on future of El Paso's largest migrant shelter network

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the future of Annunciation House, El Paso's largest migrant shelter network.

Chron on MSN · 6h

Texas court weighs fate of migrant shelter after Paxton fights to shut it down

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving the Office of Texas Attorney Ken Paxton and Annunciation House, an El Paso-based nonprofit.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 1d

Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.

KERA News1h

Paxton's office asks Texas Supreme Court to toss ethics lawsuit after assistant dodged similar suit

Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Texas Monthly4d

The MAGA Faithful Can’t Get Enough of Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general was on the road this week, speaking to adoring crowds about the importance of defeating their ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5d

Ken Paxton files second lawsuit against TikTok for exposing minors to explicit content

The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself ...

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN8h

Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites heads to Supreme Court Wednesday

A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

25mon MSN

House committee introduces Texas-style immigration bill

Nampa, presented the legislation modeled after Texas’ SB 4, a law that has been blocked from being enforced as it is litigated in courts.

Paxton sues TikTok, says app exposes kids to ‘endless stream' of nudity, drugs

"TikTok actively worked to deceive parents and lure children onto their app despite the presence of an overwhelming amount of ...

Hoodline4d

Battle Lines Redrawn: Texas AG Ken Paxton Undeterred in Legal Showdown Against Pfizer Over COVID Vaccine Claims

Texas AG Ken Paxton continues his lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging false vaccine claims, after his case was dismissed by a ...

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