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Ken Paxton stretches boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets
7 months, 1 week ago

Ken Paxton stretches boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets

Raw Story  

"How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “Instead,” she added, “what is taking place in these times are efforts that undermine the civil …

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Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years as governor seeks pardon
1 year, 7 months ago

Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years as governor seeks pardon

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march in Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday, after prosecutors used his social media history and text messages to portray him as a racist who may commit violence again. “Abbott clearly boxed himself into a corner,” when he appeared …

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Army sergeant who killed BLM protester gets 25 years. Texas governor quiet on pardon vow
1 year, 8 months ago

Army sergeant who killed BLM protester gets 25 years. Texas governor quiet on pardon vow

LA Times  

Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant, was convicted of murdering Air Force veteran Garrett Foster, an armed protester, during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Texas. Abbott lauded Texas’ tough “stand your ground” self-defense laws and said Perry had been railroaded by a liberal prosecutor. “Abbott clearly boxed himself into a corner” when he appeared to respond to criticism from …

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Tentative settlement reached in lawsuit over Garcetti aide’s alleged sexual harassment
1 year, 8 months ago

Tentative settlement reached in lawsuit over Garcetti aide’s alleged sexual harassment

LA Times  

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles police officer alleging sexual harassment by a key aide to former Mayor Eric Garcetti. A Los Angeles Police Department officer who accused ex-Mayor Eric Garcetti’s former senior advisor Rick Jacobs of sexual harassment has tentatively agreed to settle his lawsuit with the city, according to court …

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‘Couldn’t stay quiet': Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Couldn’t stay quiet': Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Brian Sicknick’s family wants to uncover every detail about the Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters, when the Capitol Police officer collapsed and later died. “I couldn’t stay quiet anymore.” The Capitol Police are caught in the middle of a political firestorm involving the lawmakers they are sworn to protect. “Police officers were being attacked.” Garza also spoke …

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In ‘Boys State,’ American politics in a teenage microcosm
4 years, 4 months ago

In ‘Boys State,’ American politics in a teenage microcosm

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas’ Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the American Legion since 1935, they hired seven cinematographers to stay close to a handful of the 1,100 participants -- all 17- and 18-year-old boys, some with very …

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Black At The Ballot
4 years, 10 months ago

Black At The Ballot

Huff Post  

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a majority of the Democratic presidential candidates were on the steps of the Statehouse awkwardly stumbling through the words of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem. “There are multiple Black needs and if you’re going to develop a strategy to appeal to people of color you have …

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Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, US govt ramps up efforts to seize private land in Texas to build border wall
5 years ago

Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, US govt ramps up efforts to seize private land in Texas to build border wall

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal, and environmental obstacles in Texas, which has the largest section of the US-Mexico border, most of it without fencing Houston: Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, the US government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Trump’s signature campaign promise has …

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