#Texas impeachment: Ex-Paxton aide addresses his alleged affair 

#Texas impeachment: Ex-Paxton aide addresses his alleged affair 

The former chief of staff in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office testified on Monday about the top law enforcement officer’s alleged affair as his historic impeachment trial continues into its second week. Katherine “Missy” Minter Cary recalled giving Paxton “ethics advice” about the risks of an extramarital affair and warned that the office morale…

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#Texas braces for impeachment battle

#Texas braces for impeachment battle

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) impeachment trial in the Lone Star State begins Tuesday, when Republicans in the state Legislature’s upper chamber will play the pivotal role in considering whether he misused his office. It’s a potentially explosive moment for the ruling conservative coalition and the first impeachment trial in the state’s modern history. Paxton faces…

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#Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to halt his impeachment

#Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to halt his impeachment

Attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are seeking for all but one of the 20 articles of impeachment against him to be dismissed to “preserve” the “people’s will,” they say.  In a Monday filing, Paxton’s lawyers asked if 19 of the articles could be dismissed, arguing they took place before Paxton’s most recent…

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#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

Heat waves are the most deadly climate disaster, killing far more people every year than wildfires, hurricanes and floods combined. But rising temperatures aren’t the only reason that extreme heat is becoming a bigger risk. Other important reasons include discriminatory urban planning, the insidious nature of heat illness itself and the decade-long federal tug-of-war over…

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