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An immigration decision from the supreme court with a big impact on Texas…though it might not be the last word on the matter. We’ll have more on the decision. Also, how extreme heat is affecting migrants trying to get around border checkpoints on foot and what’s being done for their safety. And why gas prices in Texas are going down. These stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
September 7, 2023
Part 5: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
(Part 5 of 5) Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 marked the beginning of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May and suspended shortly after from his duties as AG. There are, in total, 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. They include […]
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September 7, 2023
Part 4: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
(Part 4 of 5) Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 marked the beginning of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May and suspended shortly after from his duties as AG. There are, in total, 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. They include […]
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September 7, 2023
Part 3: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
(Part 3 of 5) Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 marked the beginning of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May and suspended shortly after from his duties as AG. There are, in total, 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. They include […]
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September 7, 2023
Part 2: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
(Part 2 of 5) Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 marked the beginning of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May and suspended shortly after from his duties as AG. There are, in total, 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. They include […]
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September 7, 2023
Part 1: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
(Part 1 of 5) Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 marked the beginning of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in May and suspended shortly after from his duties as AG. There are, in total, 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton. They include […]
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September 7, 2023
Challenged on the right, progressive Corpus Christi DA seeks higher office
Gov. Greg Abbott has been ordered to remove a controversial buoy barrier from the middle of the Rio Grande. Among the new laws now taking effect in Texas are new penalties aimed at cracking down on illegal voting. But just how much of a departure from the past is it? The Standard’s Sean Saldana has […]
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September 6, 2023
A budding pipeline fight highlights activists’ changing tactics
What does the first day of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment trial tell us about what remains ahead? The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán joins us from the Capitol with a recap. We’ll hear the latest on a new fight over a natural gas pipeline in West Texas – and how new strategies by opponents […]
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September 5, 2023
As Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial begins, Collin County voters are standing by him
Today, the Texas Senate has begun the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton – the first time since 1975 that any Texas statewide official has faced impeachment. He is accused of constitutional bribery, abuse of official capacity, misuse of official information, and retaliation against former employees.The Texas Standard is following the trial live […]
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