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Texas House to elect new Speaker

Hosted on MSN · 9h

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

CBS Texas on MSN · 3h

Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock elected as Texas House Speaker

The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans. Burrows won the speaker's race by a vote of 85-55.

The Hill on MSN · 9h

Texas House elects new Speaker in blow to far-right wing

The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and other top state figures.

FOX 7 Austin on MSN · 8h

Dustin Burrows elected as Texas Speaker of the House. Here's what it means

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the new session.

The New York Times · 21h

Race for Texas House Speaker Is a Test of Hard Right’s Power

The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s most strident conservatives.

Texas AG sues Allstate, Arity

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Allstate for collection, sale of driver data

Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.

Texas sues Allstate for collecting driver data without consent

Allstate has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the insurer on Monday of illegally tracking drivers through their cell phones without their consent and using the data to justify charging more for car insurance.

Straight Arrow News on MSN · 3h

Texas AG sues Allstate, Arity for alleged unlawful data collection

Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing Allstate for allegedly collecting data from 45 million Americans to raise insurance premiums.

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Texas Supreme Court hears case on future of El Paso's largest migrant shelter network

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the future of Annunciation House, El Paso's largest migrant shelter ...

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Texas Attorney General sues TikTok over safety standards for minors

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said those in charge of the app lied about safety standards for minors. A photo shared by ...

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Supreme Court to consider Texas age-verification requirement for pornography websites

Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Texas Supreme Court to decide legal battle over El Paso migrant shelter’s future

Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s ...

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Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe ...

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Texas sues Allstate for alleged violations of consumer privacy law

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity, accusing the defendants of unlawfully ...

Paxton's office asks Texas Supreme Court to toss ethics lawsuit after assistant dodged similar suit

Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Watch Live: Texas' 89th legislative session begins with lawmakers voting for a new House speaker

The 89th legislative session begins on Tuesday with members of the Texas House voting for their new speaker after a ...

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