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Travis County Attorney Drops Charges Against UT Protesters

Travis County Attorney dismisses charges against 57 protesters arrested at UT Austin campus.

Top News · Apr 26, 2024

Texas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it worked?

Texas has spent billions of dollars to drive down property taxes. Many homeowners saw a significant tax cut last year, per a Texas Tribune analysis.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 26, 2024

Travis County rejects all criminal trespass charges against 57 people arrested at UT-Austin protest

University officials banned all students arrested from campus, except for “academic reasons.”

The Texas Tribune · Apr 25, 2024

Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an abortion

After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 8, 2023

DA drops most charges against Austin police officers accused of excessive force in 2020 protests

The Travis County district attorney still plans to pursue criminal charges in four cases. The officers whose cases are being dismissed will be allowed to return to duty.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 4, 2023

Whistleblowers ask judge to order Ken Paxton, aides to sit for depositions

The motion, filed Tuesday, comes a week after a judge in Burnet County allowed the 3-year-old whistleblower lawsuit to proceed.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 22, 2023

Mistrial: Austin Police Officer’s Landmark Murder Trial Gets No Resolution

A grand jury indicted Christopher Taylor after the 2020 shooting of Michael Ramos in Austin. From Criminal Justice reporter Michelle Pitcher.

Texas Observer · Nov 15, 2023

Burnet County judge allows Ken Paxton whistleblower lawsuit to proceed

Lawyers for employees fired by Paxton’s office after they reported him to the FBI say they plan to begin issuing subpoenas in the case.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 14, 2023

Body camera footage shows February drunk-driving arrest of Sen. Charles Schwertner

Newly released body camera footage shows state Sen. Charles Schwertner’s February arrest for suspicion of drunk driving. Travis County prosecutors dropped the charge in July.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 30, 2023

Lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s accusers can continue, Texas Supreme Court rules

The whistleblower lawsuit, which argues that four senior staffers were improperly fired in retaliation for reporting Paxton to the FBI, returns to a Travis County trial court for action.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 29, 2023