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Texas Observer<p>“Allegations that might suggest abuse of marital assets, concealment of financial information, or personal conduct inconsistent with public responsibility are not merely private — they are of public consequence.” </p><p>8 news orgs, including us, demanding <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/news-orgs-unseal-paxtons-divorce-case/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/news-orgs-un</span><span class="invisible">seal-paxtons-divorce-case/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Texas Observer<p>“The grounds alleged for divorce and the disposition of property are of substantial public interest because they bear on integrity in public office, potential use of public resources, and <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> in judicial proceedings.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/news-orgs-unseal-paxtons-divorce-case/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/news-orgs-un</span><span class="invisible">seal-paxtons-divorce-case/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A group of eight state and national media organizations want the records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's divorce case released to the public.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/18/531218/news-organizations-fight-to-unseal-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-divorce-case-records/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/politics/2025/09/18/531218/news-organizations-fight-to-unseal-texas-ag-ken-paxtons-divorce-case-records/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ANGELAPAXTON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANGELAPAXTON</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenRecords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSenate</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records<br>--</p><p>A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-divorce-case-records-unseal?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/ken-pax</span><span class="invisible">ton-divorce-case-records-unseal?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2420046/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2420046/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Texas newsrooms fight to unseal Ken Paxton’s divorce records <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AngelaPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AngelaPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/divorce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divorce</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/paxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Texas AG probes Plano ISD after reports of antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric in classrooms <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1328364/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1328364/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EdLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdLab</span></a>:LocalSchoolNews <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EdLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdLab</span></a>:Politics&amp;Policy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EDUCATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EDUCATION</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EducationLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationLab</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IsraelPalestineConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelPalestineConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2362694/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2362694/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump foes find themselves targeted by top housing regulator <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AdamSchiff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamSchiff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CampaignFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFinance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EconomicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdMartin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalReserveSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserveSystem</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fires</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetitiaJames</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LisaCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LisaCook</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mortgages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mortgages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticalActionCommittees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalActionCommittees</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RichardNixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardNixon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DemocraticParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.RepublicanParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WilliamPulte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WilliamPulte</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>U.S. Rep. Chip Roy to run for Texas attorney general <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1309110/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1309110/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/2026Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2026Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneral</span></a>'sOffice <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChipRoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChipRoy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPolitics</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2330000/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2330000/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Texas Democrats set plan to end walkout over Republicans’ redistricting effort <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DustinBurrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DustinBurrows</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneWu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneWu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ILStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illinois</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JohnCornyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnCornyn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TXStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TXStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DemocraticParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.RepublicanParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USTopics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a></p><p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrianTylerCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianTylerCohen</span></a> @ 8:00pm ET on Aug 13, 2025</p><p>Texas Attorney General <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> suffers MAJOR LOSS in court. </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=onMK18M7nrA&amp;si=B61qQhO-5hvykkyZ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=onMK18M7nr</span><span class="invisible">A&amp;si=B61qQhO-5hvykkyZ</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2314443/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2314443/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Judge blocks Beto O’Rourke from funding Texas Democrats <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BetoO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BetoO</span></a>'Rourke <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasHouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasHouseOfRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USTopics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Ken Paxton has had a date with prison for decades now....</p><p>Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke’s political group for funding Democrats who left state<br><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/06/ken-paxton-beto-orourke-investigation-democrats-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texastribune.org/2025/08/06/ke</span><span class="invisible">n-paxton-beto-orourke-investigation-democrats-texas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPTraitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPTraitor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> experts &amp; even <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> state AG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> say it would be difficult to enforce consequences against the Democratic lawmakers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> House rules allow for fines of $500 every day the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are absent. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> also issued civil warrants for the missing lawmakers to be arrested &amp; returned to the House.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rigged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rigged</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Gov. Greg Abbott says the dozens of Democrats who fled Texas to block a redraw of the state's congressional maps could also be charged with bribery or be removed from their seats. Ethics experts question his threats.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/08/04/527898/arrest-warrants-issued-for-texas-democrats-who-fled-the-state-to-break-quorum/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/08/04/527898/arrest-warrants-issued-for-texas-democrats-who-fled-the-state-to-break-quorum/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DustinBurrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DustinBurrows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/REDISTRICTING" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REDISTRICTING</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasCourts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A refusal by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> lawmakers to show up is a civil violation of legislative rules. As for his threat to remove the lawmakers, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> cited a nonbinding legal opinion issued by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> TX <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> amid a partisan quorum dispute in 2021. Paxton suggested a court could determine that a legislator had forfeited their office.<br>Paxton, who is running for US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>, said… <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> who “try &amp; run away like cowards should be found, arrested, &amp; brought back to the Capitol immediately.” <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2301792/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2301792/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Texas governor threatens Democrats for leaving state to block vote on Trump-backed redistricting <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/APTopNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APTopNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DustinBurrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DustinBurrows</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneWu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneWu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ILStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ILStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illinois</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JoshRushNisenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoshRushNisenson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RebellionsAndUprisings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RebellionsAndUprisings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TXStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TXStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DemocraticParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.RepublicanParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesHouseOfRepresentatives</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a>, who also launched a $750,000 digital ad campaign Sunday against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a>, cited a 2021 opinion from state AG [POS] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> (R) in his letter to contend that courts could determine Democrats had abandoned their duties &amp; given up their jobs. That would allow Abbott to call special elections to replace them, he said.</p><p>[Paxton is not a judge. His opinion isn’t legal precedent.]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Texas AG <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> &amp; wife, Angela, r longtime owners of $1.5M house in gated community outside <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dallas</span></a>. In '15, they bought a 2nd home in Austin. Then another</p><p>The problem: Mortgages signed by Paxtons containd inaccurate statemnts declarng each of 3 houses was their primary res, enabling couple 2 improperly lock in low intrest rates, as per AP review of pub recrds. The lowr rates will save the Paxtons 10s of thousands of $$ in paymnts over life of loan, legl exprts say</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/paxton-mortgages-trump-primary-residence-homestead-deduction-bd259b6bd122afcaf4f11eac5a3a152e" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/paxton-mort</span><span class="invisible">gages-trump-primary-residence-homestead-deduction-bd259b6bd122afcaf4f11eac5a3a152e</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.</p><p>One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-private-lawyers-texas-cases?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/ken-pax</span><span class="invisible">ton-private-lawyers-texas-cases?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneral</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2261022/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2261022/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Texas GOP will redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AdamKincaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamKincaid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CAStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HenryCuellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HenryCuellar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KenPaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenPaxton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOpinion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/redistricting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SylvesterTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SylvesterTurner</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TXStateWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TXStateWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DemocraticParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.RepublicanParty <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USTopics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VicenteGonzalez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicenteGonzalez</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a></p>