Ken Paxton
Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Dallas Morning News. June 25, 2021. Editorial: ERCOT shouldn’t be exempt from laws of open government The Electric...

In this June 8, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

By Mark Sherman Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Only authentic artifacts to remember the Alamo Immortalized by a...

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, in Oxon Hill, Md. Federal Judge Harlin Hale announced his decision Tuesday, May 11, 2021, to dismiss the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case over whether the powerful gun-rights group should be allowed to incorporate in Texas instead of New York, after 11 days of testimony and arguments. Lawyers for New York and the NRA's former advertising agency grilled the group's embattled top executive, LaPierre, who acknowledged putting the NRA into Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the knowledge or assent of most of its board and other top officers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
EXPLAINER: With bankruptcy tossed, what's next for the NRA?

By Michael R. Sisak And Jake Bleiberg May. 12, 2021 04:45 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. March 26, 2021. Editorial: In yet another slap to voters, Paxton blocks rally records One...

A Turkish man wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 26, 2021. Daily COVID-19 infections in Turkey surged above 26,000 on Friday, weeks after the government eased restrictions in dozens of provinces under a so-called "controlled normalization" program. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
The Latest: Navajo Nation extends "safer at home" order

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2021 08:01 AM EDT

Juan Tenorio and his daughters, Abagail, 20, and Isabel, 18, walk past a sign encouraging masking at the Austin Motel in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday March 9, 2021, the day before the statewide mask mandate was to end and Texas was to open 100 percent. ( Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Judge: Austin can require masks despite Texas lifting rules

Mar. 26, 2021 04:24 PM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 370 new coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Texas state judge upholds Austin's mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Texas Gov Greg Abbott speaks during a news conferenced about migrant children detentions Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
GOP efforts to tighten voting laws gets underway in Texas

By Acacia Coronado And Paul Weber Mar. 18, 2021 06:29 PM EDT

Judge allows Austin-area mask order to continue 2 more weeks

Mar. 12, 2021 06:23 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin and Travis County will continue to require masks to be worn in public for at least two more weeks after a judge put off a ruling on...

FILE - In this May 11, 2019, file photo, former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an appearance in Atlanta. Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm are among those chosen for the 2021 National Women's Hall of Fame class announced Monday, March 8, 2021. Former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Brig. Gen. Rebecca Halstead, the first female commanding general at the strategic level during combat in Iraq, are also included along with several other women. The Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2021. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Japan to tighten border control against variants

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 05:03 AM EST

Texas AG sues Austin, Travis County to block mask mandate

Mar. 11, 2021 07:06 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Acting on his threat, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Austin and Travis County officials on Thursday over their decision to...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Feb. 01, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dallas Morning News. Jan. 29, 2021. Editorial: Ken Paxton’s end zone celebration dance overshadows an immigration ruling. Tipton’s ruling...

Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations

By Paul J. Weber And Nomaan Merchant Jan. 22, 2021 03:02 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Friday moved to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100-day moratorium on deportations, bringing one of the first lawsuits...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jan. 18, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dallas Morning News. January 14, 2021. Editorial: Texas made it harder to get a COVID vaccine through poor planning and execution ...

Joseph Baker of Cape May, N.J., cheers as he waits for speakers Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Thousands cheer Trump at rally protesting election results

By Ben Fox, Ashraf Khalil And Michael Balsamo Jan. 06, 2021 10:46 AM EST

Texas hospitals hit new COVID high for fifth straight day

Jan. 01, 2021 04:05 PM EST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas hit a new record high for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 for the fifth consecutive day Friday, in a continued surge of the...

Gov. Greg Abbott talks about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a UPS Distribution Center in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Listening is Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas hits new virus hospitalization record, passing 12,000

Dec. 31, 2020 05:36 PM EST

Registered nurse April Burgeons administers a dose of a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the Ascension Seton Medical Center on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Commissioner Dr. John William Hellerstedt of the Texas Department of State Health Services far left and Registered nurse Toby Hatton looks on. (Ricardo B. Brazziell /Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Texas sees delays amid push for faster vaccine rollout

By Acacia Coronado And Jim Vertuno Dec. 30, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Recent Missouri editorials

Dec. 29, 2020 09:10 AM EST
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 27 Missouri’s Republican leadership spent the bulk of 2020 demonstrating exactly how not to lead in a...