Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
Patrick Svitek is a reporter for the Texas Tribune. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Voters in northeast Texas are picking between two Republicans on Tuesday in a special election runoff that marks an early test for the GOP’s warring factions in the March primary.
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The bombshell request by retiring state Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, comes after Attorney General Ken Paxton decided to stop fighting a whistleblower lawsuit whose claims factored into his impeachment trial.
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Paxton’s securities fraud trial has been delayed for years by a number of pretrial disputes, including how much the special prosecutors should be paid.
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The two feuding Republicans were the top two finishers in a November special election to succeed expelled state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, in House District 2.
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The four whistleblowers asked the court last month to force the attorney general and his aides to sit for deposition, which would require them to answer questions under oath related to the allegations of bribery and corruption.
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Adelson wasted little time reaching out to the state’s business leaders since news of the deal broke, visiting Austin on Thursday to address the Texas Association of Business, the state’s largest business lobby.
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The runoff features two Republicans from dueling factions of the party, Jill Dutton and Brent Money, vying to finish the term of former state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City.
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Fallon served in the Texas Senate for two years before running for Congress. He won’t see reelection in the U.S. House.
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Five Republicans and one Democrat were on the ballot for the ruby-red seat, but most of the drama has focused on two GOP candidates, Dutton and Money.
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Five Republicans and one Democrat are on the ballot for the ruby-red seat, but most drama has focused on two GOP candidates, Jill Dutton and Brent Money.
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The charges stem from accusations that in 2011 Paxton tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock. The attorney general has pleaded not guilty.
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Republicans showed a more clear divide, giving the Senate higher marks than the House for how the attorney general’s impeachment was handled.