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Texas attorney general orders schools unaffected by lawsuit to display Ten Commandments

A federal court ruling last week temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Texas law requiring the display of the Ten ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph4h

Aaron Reitz visits Tyler, ramps up campaign momentum ahead of Texas AG race

The Texas attorney general serves as the state’s top lawyer, defending its laws in court, issuing legal opinions to state ...

Texas redistricting fight was a testing ground for the Trump administration’s latest legal strategy

In August 2024, the National Religious Broadcasters, the conservative group Intercessors for America, and two Texas churches ...

Most of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities await passage in session dominated by redistricting

The first one to hit will be a new Congressional map of districts aimed at flipping five Democratically elected seats to ...

GOP Rep. Chip Roy to run for Texas attorney general as incumbent Ken Paxton seeks Senate bid

Roy, a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, joins a crowded Republican primary aiming to succeed Attorney General ...

Texas challenges Newsom’s gas car crackdown, warning California can’t dictate US auto market

A legal showdown between California, Congressional Republicans and the Trump admin escalates as Texas enters the mix to try ...

Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general

A Republican congressman from Texas, Chip Roy, says he's running for state attorney general. Roy is a prominent member of the ...

After Texas relents, Trump seeks to widen ban on in-state tuition for noncitizens

The state’s first-in-the-country measure, passed in 2001 with broad bipartisan support, endured even as its leadership turned ...
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Texas governor names interim attorney general to replace impeached ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed an interim attorney general to fill in for Ken Paxton, who was impeached last week on allegations of corruption and other irregularities.
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Gov. Abbott appoints another temporary Texas attorney general after ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott appointed yet another temporary Texas attorney general on Monday following the resignation of his prior pick, John Scott. Abbott tabbed Angela Colmenero, his deputy ...