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Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune
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Emma Platoff covers the law and its intersections with politics for The Texas Tribune.

Speaking statistically, this GOP donor wants to convince you that money buys justice in...

Salem Abraham in his office on Dec. 19, 2019. David Bowser for The Texas Tribune. CANADIAN — To tell Salem Abraham his mathematical insights...

Criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains threatened after court upholds prosecutor...

After mulling the question for nearly six months, the nine Republican judges on Texas’ highest criminal court will not reconsider their 2018 ruling that...

Dan Patrick threatens to use "nuclear option" to skirt Senate tradition and bring property...

Faced with a stalemate on his priority property tax proposal, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that if no deal materializes over the weekend,...

Texas Senate approves occupational licensing law LGBTQ advocates call a "license to discriminate"

Texas business leaders and Texas Welcomes All holds a press conference to speak out against discriminatory legislation on March 27, 2019.  Emree Weaver / The...

With major policy differences emerging, state leaders continue to project unity

The three Republicans who lead Texas state government have made it clear: They know what the state’s top problems are and they’re working together...

Senate panel advances David Whitley's nomination for secretary of state

A Texas Senate committee voted Thursday to advance the nomination of Texas Secretary of State David Whitley — the most forward motion he’s made...

Sen. Angela Paxton files bill that would allow her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken...

Sen. Angela Paxton's Senate Bill 860, based on a 2018 Arizona law, would grant broad powers to the attorney general’s consumer protection division. Laura Skelding...
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