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Alan Fossler @alanfossler.bsky.social · Sep 16

Charlie Kirk's killing adds to rising security concerns among Texas politicians, via @taygoldenstein.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Charlie Kirk's killing adds to rising security concerns among Texas politicians

Law enforcement alerted lawmakers that they have "observed an increase in violent rhetoric directed toward political groups” in the wake of the assassination.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · 27d

Who will replace Ken Paxton as Texas AG? These Republicans make their cases in first showdown www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Who will replace AG Ken Paxton? These Republicans make their opening pitches

All four GOP candidates in the race, including U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, have vowed to carry on Paxton's conservative agenda.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · 27d

Hearst joins media organizations in asking judge to unseal Ken Paxton divorce case www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Hearst joins media organizations in request to unseal Paxton divorce case

Lawyers for the organizations argued that because Ken and Angela Paxton are both public officials, the issues at play in the proceedings are in the public interest.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · 27d

Ethics commission fines former Texas lawmaker $105K for violating revolving door law www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Ethics agency fines former Texas lawmaker $105K for violating revolving door law

Former state Rep. Chris Paddie, a Republican from East Texas, became a lobbyist after leaving the state Legislature.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Sep 16

How are Texas candidates + politicians adapting to the increasing political violence in the U.S., including the assasination of Charlie Kirk?

They're spending a whole lot more time and money on security, sometimes at their own personal expense. My latest: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Charlie Kirk's killing adds to rising security concerns among Texas politicians

Law enforcement alerted lawmakers that they have "observed an increase in violent rhetoric directed toward political groups” in the wake of the assassination.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

“We want to make sure that you get your voices heard, even if it's not in the committee hearing itself,” Howard said.

“We will hear you. We will take it in the fight to the floor, and we will hopefully represent your voices when we're there on the floor.”

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

The chair of the State Affairs Committee cut off testimony on the bathroom and abortion pill crackdown bills after two hours each.

Democratic state Reps. Donna Howard and Jessica Gonzalez are hearing testimony from those who didn’t get a chance to speak now. About 60 ppl here.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

Deleted my last post bc the link was broken!

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW: Witness is ejected after outburst at Texas House hearing on transgender bathroom bill

(Hats off to @mikalacompton.bsky.social for getting the photo you see below of the moment he was asked to leave)
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Witness is ejected after outburst at Texas hearing on transgender bathroom bill

The Texas House hearing was on a measure to ban transgender people from using government restrooms that align with their gender identities.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you. Let me redo

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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · Aug 22

A hearing over the Texas bathroom bill descended into shouts and insults on Friday as one man was ejected and another was accused of threatening to mutilate transgender women.

Story by @taygoldenstein.bsky.social.
statesman.com/politics/tex... #txlege #SB8 #LGBT #LGBTQ

Witness is ejected after outburst at Texas hearing on transgender bathroom bill

The Texas House hearing was on a measure to ban transgender people from using government restrooms that align with their gender identities.

statesman.com

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates held a rally in the Capitol rotunda for “bodily autonomy” in opposition to both the bathroom and abortion pill crackdown bills.

Both were left pending in committee. #txlege

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 22

Read the response of executive director of Transgender Education Network of Texas Emmett Schelling to the incident today:

Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Aug 5

NEW: Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a huge bill. Who is paying the tab? www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Democrats who fled Texas are racking up a big bill. Who is paying the tab?

The amount Democrats are able to raise could determine how long they can remain on the lam.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jul 29

NEW: Texas senators running for attorney general to vote on bill expanding the office’s power www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Texas senators running for attorney general to vote on expanding office's power

Three state senators are running to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2026. They will consider a bill letting the office prosecute election fraud.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jul 24

Mia Santoro was sentenced to 20 yrs for a deadly robbery in which she said her traffickers forced her to participate.

Advocates say her case is prime exmple of the problem w/ TX's duress defnse. After Gov vetoed a bipartisan bill, lawmakers are trying again: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Texas lawmakers to revive bill expanding legal defense for trafficking victims

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the bill and put it on the special session agenda, saying he wants a narrower version.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jul 21

Texas' special legislative session starts today. Here are the major issues, from a THC ban to flood relief www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Texas' special session starts Monday. Here are the key issues up for debate

Gov. Greg Abbott named nearly 20 issues to the special session agenda, including flood relief, hemp THC restrictions and redistricting.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jul 17

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski to run again for Texas attorney general www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... (via @benwermund.bsky.social)

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski to run again for Texas attorney general

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, who came up short in the 2022 primary against former ACLU attorney Rochelle Garza, announced his second run.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jul 10

NEW: State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton

The news comes as Ken Paxton is running for U.S. Senate in next spring’s GOP primary against incumbent John Cornyn.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 26

Good scoop by @ryanjreilly.com.

Top DOJ official, in leaked audio, bragged at a private Republican event that the Trump admin was able to kill a longstanding Texas law that gave undocumented immigrants in-state tuition “in six hours” by coordinating with AG Ken Paxton.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · Jun 26

Exclusive: DOJ coordinated with Texas AG to kill Texas Dream Act, Trump official says www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

DOJ coordinated with Texas AG to kill Texas Dream Act, Trump official says

The official said the Justice Department was able to scrap a Texas law giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition "in six hours” by working with state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

www.nbcnews.com

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Huh, that’s bizarre. I’m sorry about that! Thanks for telling me — I’ll report to our digital folks!

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

If you're an Express-News subscriber, you can read it here:
www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...

If you're an Austin American-Statesman subscriber, you can read it here:
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

Here's a gift link: www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Former Ken Paxton aides allege witness tampering during impeachment trial

The public feud could become a distraction for Paxton as he launches his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s Republican primary.

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

In suit filed today, Stone + Hilton claim Webster was angry w/ them for pushing to get access to records that they believed would expose Webster's wrongdoing.

They allege he took revenge by lying abt them to provide support for Eskew's harassment suit. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Former Ken Paxton aides allege witness tampering during impeachment trial

The public feud could become a distraction for Paxton as he launches his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s Republican primary.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

"Decisive factor" is whether a reasonable person + Eskew would find the comment to be sexual in nature, TWC excerpt in suit reads.
"Corroborating information presented + Eskew’s testimony shows that a reasonable person would find the comment to be sexual." www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Former Ken Paxton aides allege witness tampering during impeachment trial

The public feud could become a distraction for Paxton as he launches his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s Republican primary.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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