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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reportedly told the leaders of the Texas House and Senate that lawmakers will be called back to Austin next week.
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J. Mark Penley, Ryan Vassar, David Maxwell and James Blake Brickman have alleged they were terminated in violation of the state’s whistleblower protection laws.
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The ruling is a victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates who have said the law targets drag performers for no real reason.
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The attorney general — who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month — settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds.
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After sparring over the attorney general's impeachment, state lawmakers return to Austin next month for a special session focused on school vouchers. It could get messy.
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The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial was big news. Reporters from across the country descended onto the Capitol to cover it. And one stuck out. Because he was 13.
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There’s been a slow but steady movement across the U.S. to unseal records for adoptees, but bipartisan efforts have repeatedly stalled in Texas – and one state senator has consistently stood in the way.
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Three months after Paxton was suspended from his duties as the state’s top prosecutor, the Texas Senate will begin what could be a weeks-long hearing to decide whether he will be permanently removed from office.
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Paxton was impeached in May by the GOP-led Texas House. Republicans there said the evidence against Paxton is too hard to ignore.