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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues over DOJ’s use of election monitors
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues over DOJ’s use of election monitorsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Monday against the Biden-Harris administration and the Department of Justice over the plan to use federal agents as election monitors on Election Day.
After Robert Roberson’s execution delayed, Texas AG’s Office releases autopsy report, other evidence in case
Read full article: After Robert Roberson’s execution delayed, Texas AG’s Office releases autopsy report, other evidence in caseAfter the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson was delayed, the Office of the Texas Attorney General has released the autopsy report for Roberson’s daughter, Nikki Curtis, who he was convicted of killing and sentenced to die for.
Texas AG warns Harris, Bexar counties in letter over proposal to mail voter registration forms to unverified recipients
Read full article: Texas AG warns Harris, Bexar counties in letter over proposal to mail voter registration forms to unverified recipientsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent letters to both the Bexar and Harris County Commissioner’s Courts threatening to sue if proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals regardless of their eligibility moves forward.
Texas Attorney General reaches settlement with Meta over alleged data capturing
Read full article: Texas Attorney General reaches settlement with Meta over alleged data capturingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement of over $1.4 billion with the social media company Meta (formerly known as Facebook).
‘I will never back down’: AG Ken Paxton releases statement following reinstatement
Read full article: ‘I will never back down’: AG Ken Paxton releases statement following reinstatementTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton has released a statement following his reinstatement to the office after a not guilty verdict in his impeachment trial.
Senate confirms former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to be US attorney general
Read full article: Senate confirms former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland to be US attorney generalJudge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick to be attorney general, answers questions from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Garland will now inherit a Justice Department embattled by a turbulent era under Trump, who insisted that the attorney general and the department must be loyal to him personally, battering the department’s reputation. In the last month of Trump's presidency, Attorney General William Barr resigned after refuting Trump's false claims that widespread electoral fraud had led to his defeat. Ad“Let’s hope our incoming attorney general applies that no-nonsense approach to the serious challenges facing the Department of Justice and our nation,” McConnell said. “So I very much want to be the kind of attorney general that you’re saying I could become, and I’ll do my best to become that kind of attorney general.”___Associated Press writer Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
Texas AG announces multistate lawsuit against Google
Read full article: Texas AG announces multistate lawsuit against GoogleFILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. Google, which is based in Mountain View, California, called Paxton's claims "meritless" and said the price of online advertising has fallen over the last decade. As more marketers have increased their spending online, those digital ads have turned Google into a moneymaking machine. All eight of Paxton's accusers have since been fired or resigned, including the deputy attorney general who had been leading the office's probe of Google. The American Economic Liberties Project, an organization that advocates for government action against business concentration, welcomed the the states’ suit.