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Garcia will replace Bruce Mills, who retired last month. He will oversee public safety, including fire, police and Austin-Travis County EMS.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton's office wanted a judge to put a stop to the State Fair's gun ban before the fair opens Sept. 27.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his blind trust own 10 properties from Hawaii to Florida. This year, just one was disclosed to state ethics regulators.
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Data compiled by The Heritage Foundation – most known for being the architect of the controversial policy blueprint known as Project 2025 – shows that noncitizen voting isn’t widespread in Texas. That’s despite repeated warnings from the state’s Republican leaders that elections are vulnerable to this type of fraud.
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More than half of families with school-aged children faced food insecurity over the last year. Parents also said concerns over whether they can afford nutritious food for their households is taking a toll on their mental health.
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Paxton says it violates state law for the State Fair to ban firearms from Fair Park, which is owned by the City of Dallas.
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State lawmakers didn’t seem swayed by top officials with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, who said on Monday that reports of rampant abuse within the agency’s facilities aren’t reflective of the department’s current climate.
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The longtime head of the Department of Public Safety will step down at the end of the year.
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The reporting found a mass ticket-buying scheme among wealthy investors.
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Now, Texans will not be able to change the sex on their licenses unless it is to fix a clerical error.
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Paxton, a Republican, cut a deal with prosecutors earlier this year to do community service and pay restitution in lieu of being tried for felony fraud. A copy of the deal has not been publicly released, but Paxton’s lawyer has confirmed the type of community service his client will perform.
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The city has 15 days to make the State Fair reverse its ban on all firearms — including licensed concealed carry — before Paxton says he'll seek legal action.