Tag: Paxton

Ken Paxton says cities can’t pick the state laws they’ll abide by. That’s rich.

The City of Austin recently passed a resolution underscoring its support for transgender residents in their quest to seek healthcare. After a particularly brutal year where the state of Texas continued attacking access to evidence-based, life-saving healthcare with a barrage of legislation that dismisses science, discounts medical experts, and effectively erases the experiences of transgender people, this resolution was […]

Texas court OKs suit against A.G. Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenges

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be sanctioned by the state bar association over his unsuccessful effort to overturn the 2020 election results, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge panel on Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals determined that a lawsuit brought by the State Bar of Texas’ disciplinary committee against Paxton can […]

Then & Now: Kenilworth Hotel, Paxton

The stone well on the right of this photo, from about 1900, still stands. The Kenilworth Hotel, like the Summit House before it, attracted out-of-town visitors to Paxton. Some came by a motor service the owner set up between the hotel and the Tatnuck area of Worcester. The 25-room Kenilworth was built in 1896 as […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton strikes deal, avoids criminal trial

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Teas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared in court last week to mark the beginning of the end of his security fraud charges. Prosecutors reached a deal during Tuesday’s hearing in Houston. Paxton is ordered to pay almost $300,000 in restitution, complete 100 hours of community service and take 15 hours of legal […]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton settles long-running fraud charges

(Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has struck a deal to resolve securities fraud charges brought by state prosecutors nearly a decade ago, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Paxton, a Republican and ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted in July 2015 on charges related to stock sales and compensation from the […]

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years

HOUSTON — Prosecutors on Tuesday announced an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that would ultimately dismiss securities fraud charges he has been facing for nearly a decade. Under the 18-month pre-trial agreement, the special prosecutors in the case would drop three felony counts against Paxton. As part of the deal, Paxton must pay […]