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Paxton OKs scheme to funnel COVID funds

Texas AG is letting county officials use up to $25,000 in COVID funds to give themselves extra pay

Salon · Sep 23, 2022

Texas AG says counties can spend COVID relief funds on extra pay for elected officials without public notice

The nonbinding legal opinion states local elected and appointed officials can receive up to $25,000 for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic on top of their regular salaries. Unlike other pay raises, these “premium pay” bonuses don’t need to be declared to the public ahead of time.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 22, 2022

"Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing" in Netflix Lawsuit Over Cuties Prosecution

From this morning's Supplemental Order on Grand Jury Discovery by Judge Michael Truncale (E.D. Tex.) in Netflix, Inc. v. Babin, a follow-up to Monday's decision (in which Netflix got discovery of grand jury materials in challenge to prosecution over Cuties): In his most recent filing, [Tyler County D.A. Lucas] Babin…

Reason · May 12, 2022