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June 25, 2025 5:54 PM
Houston
Chronicle reporter Taylor Goldenstein has
the latest:
Several
former and current top aides of Attorney General Ken
Paxton are trading explosive accusations in legal and administrative filings,
the latest of which alleges that Paxton's right-hand deputy obstructed justice
and tampered with witnesses during his 2023 impeachment.
The public
feud could become a distraction for Paxton just as he’s overcome a series of
legal troubles, including the impeachment charges, which he was acquitted of by
the Texas Senate, and as he launches his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in
next year’s Republican primary.
The new
allegations — detailed
in a suit filed Wednesday in federal court in Austin by former Solicitor
General Judd Stone and Chris Hilton, the former chief of the general litigation
division — include claims that current First Assistant Attorney General Brent
Webster threatened to fire employees if they gave testimony during the
impeachment proceedings that was unfavorable to Paxton. The claim has not
previously been reported, and Webster did not immediately respond to a request
for comment. It’s not clear if the claims were ever
raised to law enforcement; Webster has not been charged with any criminal
wrongdoing.
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June 24, 2025 3:59 PM
Abbott put Patrick on defense with an unusually long veto message in which the governor described what must be in THC legislation that he would sign and denies Patrick legislative hostages during a special session
What a delicious moment in Texas politics.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who built a career on
manufactured outrage, is finding the technique falling flat as he tries to
persuade an audience of the evils and perils of THC, apparently oblivious to
the huge constituencies who know he is misleading them. The vast majority of
Texans have some kind of first or second-hand contact with THC and know that
the Reefer Madness scenarios painted by the Lite Gov has
virtually no basis in reality.
But it is the politics that are truly
interesting.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Harvey Kronberg
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June 24, 2025 2:57 PM
“It’s been the honor of a lifetime to represent the people of East Texas in the Texas House,” Ashby said. “But this is a time of great change and opportunity for our region, and we need a strong, experienced voice in the Senate—someone who will defend our conservative values, fight for rural communities, and ensure the region remains a priority in Austin.”
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June 23, 2025 5:14 PM
During a news conference in which Patrick suggested cartels may be out to kill him, the Senate’s presiding officer said the fate of a THC regulation bill would be left to the “will of the Senate”
Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick today blasted Gov. Greg Abbott for vetoing Senate Bill
3, accusing the governor of wanting to legalize recreational marijuana,
acting in bad faith, and hindering future economic development because people
will be too high to work.
SB 3 would
ban consumable THC products, which were legalized following the 2018 farm
bill’s passage which legalized hemp products and allowed states to do the same.
While
Abbott did not give any indication during the session if he preferred a ban or
regulation, he also called for legislation regulating the industry as part of a
special session beginning July 21.
Patrick worked
to refute the governor’s veto message line by line.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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June 23, 2025 2:44 PM
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June 22, 2025 11:50 PM
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June 20, 2025 11:16 PM
He was 63
KRIS TV in
Corpus has
the story:
CORPUS
CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend community is mourning the death of former
U.S. Representative for Texas’s 27th congressional district, Blake Farenthold. According
to Nueces County Commissioner Mike Pusley and two
other sources who confirmed the news, Farenthold died on Friday, June 20.
Farenthold
was elected to Congress in November 2010, winning the seat previously held by
long-time Democratic congressman Solomon Ortiz.
"At
the end of the campaign, many across the country called his win the biggest
upset in the nation," said political consultant Steve Ray. Ray shared some
of Farenthold's political and personal history with KRIS 6 News. Blake's
step-grandmother, democrat Francis Sissy Farenthold, endorsed her far more
conservative grandson for the position.
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