AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:12 am
Ken Paxton with Roseanne Barr at Mar-a-Lago.
Falsehoods Unchallenged Only Fester and Grow
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Ken Paxton with Roseanne Barr at Mar-a-Lago.
We watched her show back in the days of rabbit ears on top of the set. She was actually funny back then.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:05 pm Once upon a time I really liked her original show. Kinda sad really.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is slated to go to trial on securities fraud charges on April 15 after being delayed for years.
State District Judge Andrea Bell scheduled the trial date during a hearing for Paxton on Monday, according to The Texas Tribune. While Paxton attended the hearing, the news outlet said he did not speak.
Paxton was indicted on two felony counts of securities fraud eight years ago, but the case has been continually delayed over various disputes, including where the trial should be held. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in June that the trial will remain in Houston, clearing an obstacle for many of the pretrial disputes.
Paxton’s legal team suggested it was optimistic ahead of the trial date.
“I think this will be a fair trial. We have a fair judge,” defense attorney Philip Hilder told reporters, according to KXAN. “This is about the money for the special prosecutors. It’s not about justice.”
The new trial date comes on the heels Paxton’s impeachment trial last month, where he faced accusations of misusing his office to benefit a real estate developer, Nate Paul, his friend and campaign donor.
A jury of state senators voted to acquit him on all 16 articles of impeachment. The decision to acquit came after eight days of witness testimony and one day of closing arguments.
Paxton has also been under investigation by the FBI since October 2020 over allegations of bribery and abuse of office in an effort to help a real estate developer and wealthy donor, the Associated Press reported at the time.
Haven't the Democrats on the committee managed to send Jordan a public letter about this yet? I mean, they could finesse it. "Mister Chairman, we have received word of a state law enforcement official carrying on a private vendetta through public lawfare and would like to bring that official before us for a frank public conversation."
Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski wrote: TX AG Ken Paxton says he has opened up an investigation of Media Matters over their dispute with Musk, and they could face heavy penalties.
Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX wrote: BREAKING: I am suing Pfizer for misrepresenting Covid-19 vaccine efficacy and conspiring to censor public discourse.
It's Texas. They might.Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:03 pm Yeah, because THAT'S what the people of Texas want from their AG.
Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX wrote: Well done, @TexasGOP.Robert Downen @RobertDownen_ wrote: JUST IN: In the latest fallout from the Ken Paxton impeachment saga, the executive committee of the Republican Party of Texas just voted to censure outgoing Rep. Andrew Murr, who led the House committee that brought the impeachment charges. 61 yays, 0 nos, 2 abstentions. #txlege
https://www.kut.org/politics/2023-12-07 ... ce-reportsAG Ken Paxton has bought several properties worth millions. He’s yet to publicly disclose them.
The Copper Canyon Lodge in Broken Bow, Okla., “has everything,” according to vacation rental website Vrbo.
Floor-to-ceiling windows. A hot tub. Five bedrooms. A “private chef, masseuse, or housekeeping” on request. A one-night stay costs several hundred dollars. Copper Canyon is undoubtedly the “luxe rustic retreat” its advertisement promises.
What’s not obvious about the lodge is its apparent owner: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
According to local property records, Paxton bought a $1.6 million rental property matching the lodge’s location and description in early 2022. But he hasn’t disclosed the property anywhere on the transparency paperwork he’s required to file with the state.
Texas law requires public officials to file annual personal financial reports detailing how they make their money and where it goes. Homes they own, as well as stocks, business interests and other income go on the reports.
The purposes of the disclosures are to ensure officials don’t have conflicts of interest and to strengthen public confidence in elected representatives.
That means the attorney general still hasn’t publicly disclosed the Oklahoma property — or at least five others out of state that he or his blind trust own, many of which were purchased in the last few years.
Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, own another home near Tampa, Florida, and a blind trust he created a number of years ago is listed as the owner of four more properties in Florida, Hawaii and Utah. None were disclosed on Paxton’s annual financial report this year.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Seattle Children’s Hospital filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court on Dec. 7 against the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG), after that agency requested documents related to gender transition policies and any such care provided to Texas children.
However, hospital claims that the OAG lacks jurisdiction to demand such records from the hospital, and that Washington’s “Shield Law” protects it from requests made by states that “restrict or criminalize reproductive and gender-affirming care.”
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“The Shield Law prohibits Washington-based entities such as Seattle Children’s from ‘[c]omply[ing] with subpoena, warrant, court order, or other civil or criminal legal process for records, information, facilities, or assistance related to protected health care services that are lawful in the state of Washington,'” the lawsuit stated.
KXAN reached out to the OAG multiple times prior to publication; however, the agency never replied to our requests.
What does the OAG want?
According to copies of the OAG’s requests (included in the hospital’s lawsuit), the OAG sent two demands — a civil investigative demand and a notice of demand for sworn written statement.
The first demand, which has an issue date of Nov. 17, told the hospital that the OAG was investigating “misrepresentations regarding Gender Transitioning and Reassignment Treatments and Procedures and Texas law” that allegedly violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
It would be interesting to know if any states have been forced to comply.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:15 pm I’m glad Washington has a go fuck yerself Shield Law. Terrifying that Paxton is trying to chase Texans, wherever they flee to.
I think TX is the only one stupid enough to think it would apply.much ado wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:28 pmIt would be interesting to know if any states have been forced to comply.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:15 pm I’m glad Washington has a go fuck yerself Shield Law. Terrifying that Paxton is trying to chase Texans, wherever they flee to.
Any way to find out?
One problem is that the Texas Supreme Court favors the AG:"Seattle responded to the request by filing a lawsuit in Travis County, stating they cannot comply because Texas has no jurisdiction in Washington State, and no care was provided by the hospital in Texas. They also point out that the Dormant Commerce Clause, protected by the United States Constitution, “protects the right to interstate travel, including to obtain healthcare services.” By targeting out-of-state hospitals for enforcement of laws that only apply within the jurisdiction of Texas, they “discriminate against healthcare based on an interstate element,” violating constitutional protections, according to the legal filing. Lastly, Seattle Children’s Hospital cannot comply due to a shield law passed by Washington State. This law bars the hospital from providing any patient data and from responding to subpoenas pursuant to “protected healthcare services” obtained within the jurisdiction of Washington. Protected healthcare services include abortion, reproductive care, and gender-affirming care."
"Regardless of what the local court decides, the claims are likely to go to the Texas Supreme Court. Given that the claims also have a time limit on them and that appeals in Texas automatically favor the attorney general due to an automatic lifting of stays in the state, Seattle Children’s Hospital workers and providers for trans patients from Texas could be under legal jeopardy."