# ken paxton (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 10 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ken paxton. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dan Patrick Is “Coming For the Books”](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/dan-patrick-is-coming-for-the-books) _2026-08-22 · Let's Address Texas_ I hope you all read Farenheit 451, because we’re about to live it... ## [Friday Radio Prep](https://danaloesch.substack.com/p/friday-radio-prep-0d9) _2026-08-21 · Dana Loesch · Dana Loesch's Chapter and Verse_ 8/21/26 ## [Pressure mounts to allow treated oilfield waste in Texas rivers and on rangeland](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17425013/texas-oil-gas-wastewater-produced-water-disposal) _2026-08-21 · By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News · The Texas Tribune_ As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields. ## [Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17425014/texas-big-bend-border-wall-barrier-republicans-paxton-trump) _2026-08-21 · Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross. ## [Debt, Elections Plus Harping](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/debt-elections-plus-harping/) _2026-08-21 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ The U.S. debt ballooned to $40 trillion under Despot Donald Trump (DDT) and the Republicans who stripped people of domestic assistance while spending hundreds of billions on deportations of largely innocent minorities, initiating foreign wars, lowering taxes for the wealthy, and satisfying DDT’s bottomless wishes. Yet Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) blamed Democratic “unaffordable socialist policies”… ## [Puppies, Cancer Patients, and Pedophiles — Guess Which One Ken Paxton Protects?](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/puppies-cancer-patients-and-pedophiles) _2026-08-21 · Let's Address Texas_ This is the second time ICE has kidnapped a witness to a crime in Houston in a month. ## [New York Times Loses First Defamation Case In Five Decades](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/new-york-times-loses-first-defamation-case-in-five-decades/) _2026-08-21 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ For the first time in more than half a century, The New York Times has lost a U.S. defamation case involving one of its articles, with an Alabama federal jury ordering the newspaper Thursday to pay $9.25 million to a former University of Alabama basketball player falsely placed at the scene of a murder. The verdict is particularly striking for a newspaper that has spent decades successfully… ## [Bomb Attack Thwarted At New York Capitol](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/bomb-attack-thwarted-at-new-york-capitol/) _2026-08-20 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ A New York woman who allegedly praised the September 11 attacks, encouraged Muslims to pledge allegiance to ISIS and talked about poisoning “infidels” has been arrested after federal authorities say she moved from online jihadist propaganda to an actual plan to bomb the New York State Capitol and kill lawmakers inside. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, was arrested Wednesday after allegedly accepting… ## [East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium, but questions loom over how the state will regulate mining and production](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17424608/east-texas-lithium-extraction-regulation) _2026-08-20 · Jess Huff · The Texas Tribune_ As the U.S. pushes to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, Texas companies prepare to capitalize on the state's emerging lithium industry. ## [Thursday Radio Prep](https://danaloesch.substack.com/p/thursday-radio-prep-72c) _2026-08-20 · Dana Loesch · Dana Loesch's Chapter and Verse_ 8/20/26 ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/y1CkwThqKCUV) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Talarico floods Texas airwaves in U.S. Senate race as Paxton, GOP stay quiet](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423785/texas-us-senate-race-donors-ken-paxton-james-talarico) _2026-08-20 · Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ With early voting about two months away, the Democrat has had TV nearly to himself, outspending his Republican rival more than 200-to-1 on advertising as GOP groups weigh when — or whether — to get involved. ## [Elections; Debts](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/elections-debts/) _2026-08-20 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ Deprivations on the USS Abraham Lincoln were caused by Iranian strikes destroying a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East’s Gulf of Oman. The Pentagon hid information about extensive damage from missile and drone strikes on Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Most personnel were evacuated and supply operations moved to a UK naval base on \[…\] ## [Trump’s Strategy Pays Off: Oil Moves Through Hormuz](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/trumps-strategy-pays-off-oil-moves-through-hormuz/) _2026-08-20 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ The United States is quietly doing something Iran has spent months insisting it would never allow: moving millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz under American military protection. U.S. forces have established a tightly controlled shipping corridor through the southern portion of the strait, allowing 15 to 20 oil tankers to move through the strategic waterway each night, according… ## [Residents and industry leaders at odds over transmission lines at legislative hearing](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423549/texas-house-meeting-data-centers-transmission-lines-backlash) _2026-08-20 · By Paul Cobler and Carlos Nogueras Ramos · The Texas Tribune_ The growing backlash surrounding 765 kv lines, as well as data centers, was tackled at a nine-hour House hearing that included testimony and recommendations but no definitive answers. ## [ICE detains Latino man after he called HPD to report a shooting](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/ice-arrests-latino-man-after-he-called) _2026-08-20 · Let's Address Texas_ This is the second time ICE has kidnapped a witness to a crime in Houston in a month. ## [Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423505/texas-state-parks-wildlife-department-meeting-border-wall-testimony-big-bend) _2026-08-19 · By Sam Karas, Big Bend Sentinel · The Texas Tribune_ After bulldozers entered Big Bend National Park, hundreds of Texans came to Wednesday’s meeting to ask the agency to keep federal border barriers out of state parks. ## [Couple Wants Surrogate To Pay $100,000 For Not Killing Their Baby](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/12178/) _2026-08-19 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ The legal battle over Baby Gabriel has taken another remarkable turn: The biological parents who wanted their surrogate to abort him after doctors discovered a serious heart defect are now suing her for more than $100,000 for refusing to do it. Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed filed a countersuit against McKenna West, the 28-year-old Alaska nurse who carried their child, in the weeks before West… ## [How Corpus Christi’s water emergency exposed flaws in Texas’ water planning](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423219/texas-water-planning-drought-corpus-christi) _2026-08-19 · Alejandra Martinez · The Texas Tribune_ State water planners don’t use climate projections when they plan for future water supply. Experts say they should model for more extreme droughts rather than relying on historical data. ## [Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes penalties for schools that keep “vulgar” books on library shelves](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17423220/texas-dan-patrick-obscene-books-school-libraries-penalties) _2026-08-19 · Alejandro Serrano · The Texas Tribune_ “We’re coming for the books,” the lieutenant governor said in announcing plans to lower the performance rating of Texas schools that violate a recent law targeting obscene titles in school libraries. ## [Gavin Newsom is Winning](https://gavinnewsom2028fans.substack.com/p/gavin-newsom-is-winning) _2026-08-19 · AJ · Gavin Newsom 2028 Fans_ It’s been a big week for Gavin, a big week for Democrats across the country, and a rough week (again) for Trump in the courts. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Zs6nfa7yLbZQ) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Wednesday Radio Prep](https://danaloesch.substack.com/p/wednesday-radio-prep-db2) _2026-08-19 · Dana Loesch · Dana Loesch's Chapter and Verse_ 8/19/26 ## [A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422830/texas-surrogacy-agreement-laws-parental-rights-abortion) _2026-08-19 · Katlyn Ma · The Texas Tribune_ A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements. ## [Elections Plus Is DDT Tired of Losing?](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/elections-plus-is-ddt-tired-of-losing/) _2026-08-19 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ Illness has again hit the “Make America Healthy Again” movement with an FDA recall of Lacnola Lactation Granola, endangered by its moringa powder testing positive for salmonella. Primarily sold on Amazon, any bag bought between October 21, 2025, and August 12, 2026, is at risk of contamination. Eggs and jalapeño were also recalled this month … … Continue reading → ## [Minnesota Sues Greg Abbott Over Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/minnesota-sues-greg-abbott-over-refusal) _2026-08-19 · Let's Address Texas_ The party of “Law and Order” are defying the law...AGAIN ## [Fauci Right Hand Man Pleads Guilty](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/fauci-right-hand-man-pleads-guilty/) _2026-08-19 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ A longtime senior adviser to Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide federal records about taxpayer-funded coronavirus research, turning years of congressional allegations about secret emails and disappearing government records into an admitted federal crime. David M. Morens, 78, who served as a senior adviser in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director’s… ## [Gov. Abbott proposes ban on H-1B visa use for Texas public schools during campaign stop](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422554/texas-public-schools-h1b-visa-ban-proposal) _2026-08-18 · Megan Menchaca · The Texas Tribune_ Some districts use the temporary work permits to fill critical teacher shortages in roles such as bilingual education. ## [What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422555/texas-big-bend-national-park-border-wall-plans-explainer) _2026-08-18 · Uriel J. García · The Texas Tribune_ The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park. ## [TribCast: Should we believe the polls about Paxton and Talarico?](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422496/tribcast-talarico-paxton-polls) _2026-08-18 · Matthew Watkins · The Texas Tribune_ In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with James Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin about the polls showing a tight race for U.S. Senate. Are they reliable? Is Talarico really in the lead? ## [Minnesota sues Abbott to force extradition of ICE agent accused of shooting Venezuelan man](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422433/minnesota-sues-abbott-texas-ice-agent-extradition-lawsuit) _2026-08-18 · Alex Nguyen · The Texas Tribune_ Christian Castro, accused of assault and lying about the circumstance leading to the Jan. 14 shooting, was arrested in Cameron County in May. ## [California Rule Could Increase Price Of Tires Everywhere](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/california-rule-could-increase-price-of-tires-everywhere/) _2026-08-18 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ Liberal regulators in California have found another way to make an everyday necessity more expensive. As one of the largest consumer markets in the world, drivers thousands of miles from Sacramento could eventually feel the consequences. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously Monday to impose the nation’s first energy-efficiency standards on replacement tires, regulations that could… ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6dRZ6ZAafnIm) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [The USS Lincoln Is Only News Because of Election Season](https://danaloesch.substack.com/p/the-uss-lincoln-is-only-news-because) _2026-08-18 · Lorraine Yuriar · Dana Loesch's Chapter and Verse_ Is it as bad as the media claims? ## [Tuesday Radio Prep](https://danaloesch.substack.com/p/tuesday-radio-prep-63e) _2026-08-18 · Dana Loesch · Dana Loesch's Chapter and Verse_ 8/18/26 ## [Texas Tribune Festival 2026: Our full lineup is here](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422153/texas-tribune-festival-2026-lineup) _2026-08-18 · Matt Ewalt · The Texas Tribune_ Raphael Warnock, Kevin Stitt, Dolores Huerta, Maggie Haberman and other prominent voices in American political and civic life join us in Austin next month ## [Colorado school district rejects controversial reading curriculum because of errors, Texas focus](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422154/colorado-school-district-houston-texas-bluebonnet-errors) _2026-08-18 · By Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat Colorado · The Texas Tribune_ The Colorado district scrapped plans to use Bluebonnet materials just days into the school year. ## [Protecting Texas university research from foreign adversaries focus of House hearing](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17422155/texas-universities-education-foreign-influence) _2026-08-18 · Jessica Priest · The Texas Tribune_ As Texas examines foreign influence, UT-Austin is among 30 institutions ordered to provide federal authorities a security audit of certain international ties. ## [The Start to a Bad Week for DDT](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/the-start-to-a-bad-week-for-ddt/) _2026-08-18 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ Massive bipartisan backlash to the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) destruction of Texas’ Big Bend National Park for a border barrier paused the devastation until its director, Rodney Scott, does a “personal, on-the-ground evaluation.” Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, a Republican, had sent a cease-and-desist letter in July to CBP in July because a federal … … Continue reading → ## [Eric Swalwell Was Receiving Illegal Contributions](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/eric-swalwell-was-receiving-illegal-contributions/) _2026-08-18 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ Newly declassified FBI files reveal that federal agents believed suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang used straw donors to funnel illegal campaign contributions to former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell while cultivating a personal relationship with the California politician and helping place interns in his offices. The files, declassified by President Donald Trump and released… ## [Abbott Celebrates Stinky Feet, Condemns American Muslims For Practicing Good Hygiene](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/abbott-celebrates-stinky-feet-condemns) _2026-08-17 · Let's Address Texas_ He mandated the Ten Commandments in every classroom but ablution stations are where he draws the line. ## [Texas counties sue feds for trying to tie election security policies to anti-terrorism funding](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421897/texas-election-security-grant-lawsuit-homeland-security-funding-harris-el-paso-county) _2026-08-17 · Ayden Runnels · The Texas Tribune_ El Paso and Harris counties joined cities in Tennessee and Ohio in the suit arguing the new requirements are unconstitutional and would cost millions to implement. ## [Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421728/texas-big-bend-national-park-border-wall-construction-pause) _2026-08-17 · By Gabby Birenbaum · The Texas Tribune_ It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park. ## [Kansas Democrat Says Jesus Could Have Been Trans](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/kansas-democrat-says-jesus-could-have-been-trans/) _2026-08-17 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ Kansas Democrats are trying to win the governor’s mansion in one of the most reliably Republican states in the country. But they just can’t quit being for “they/them.” Cindy Holscher, the Democratic nominee for governor and a state senator, is facing renewed scrutiny over comments in which she said she had no idea whether Jesus Christ was transgender, gay or straight—remarks she made while… ## [Breaking: Newsom Promotes Affordable Insulin](https://gavinnewsom2028fans.substack.com/p/breaking-newsom-promotes-affordable) _2026-08-17 · AJ · Gavin Newsom 2028 Fans_ Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's "heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell" - Trump says BBC is trying to harass is family after broadcaster subpoenas his children ## [Texas cities eye property tax hikes, spending cuts amid yawning budget gaps](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421462/texas-city-budgets-cuts-tax-hikes) _2026-08-17 · Joshua Fechter · The Texas Tribune_ Rising costs, slowing tax revenue and a sluggish economy have saddled some of Texas’ biggest cities with multimillion-dollar deficits. ## [Can Austin break the costly cycle of homelessness, jail and crisis? A new program aims to do that.](https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17421463/austin-no-wrong-door-jail-homelessness-program) _2026-08-17 · By Sam Stark, Austin Current · The Texas Tribune_ Austin's No Wrong Door initiative targets a costly cycle of homelessness and arrests by connecting people with long-term support. ## [People Suffer, DDT Tries to Punish](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/people-suffer-ddt-tries-to-punish/) _2026-08-17 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ Over half the registered voters, 53 percent, believe they are worse off financially under Despot Donald Trump (DDT) than with President Joe Biden in a recent Financial Times poll. Democrats also have the edge on jobs, inflation, cost of living, and the economy as 64 percent believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction. \[…\] ## [Iran Puts Bounties On Heads Of American Soldiers](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/iran-puts-bounties-on-heads-of-american-soldiers/) _2026-08-16 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ Iran is now offering cash for dead or captured American soldiers. The Iranian military announced Sunday that it will pay the equivalent of $30,000 to anyone who kills or captures a member of the U.S. military, according to Iranian state media. Women who carry out the act will receive twice as much. Army chief Amir Hatami said the program was created in response to “the large number of requests”… ## [Trying to Overcome Destruction by GOP, DDT](https://nelsnewday.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/trying-to-overcome-destruction-by-gop-ddt/) _2026-08-16 · trp2011 · Nel's New Day_ As the current administration erases signs about women and LGBTQ+ people in national parks, Save Our Signs, a group of public historians and women librarians, are preserving their information. The creation of a crowdsourced historical record of information signs at national park sites comes from the fear that information will be lost. Over 500 items \[ \] ## [Texas Republicans Spent This Week Manufacturing Enemies.](https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/texas-republicans-spent-this-week) _2026-08-15 · Let's Address Texas_ A week in review from Let’s Address Texas. ## [Stephen A. Smith Says Byron Donalds Could Turn Him Republican](https://www.newconservativepost.com/2026/08/stephen-a-smith-says-byron-donalds-could-turn-him-republican/) _2026-08-15 · Walt Rasinger · New Conservative Post_ Stephen A. Smith’s slow-motion breakup with the Democratic Party may have just taken another step. The ESPN star and longtime Democrat says there is at least one Republican who might actually convince him to switch parties: Florida Rep. Byron Donalds. “And I ain’t no d— Republican. But that mean if anybody could make me one, it would be him. I’m just going to keep it a buck. I’m just letting you… ## [Breaking News: Newsom demands ‘manic’ Pete Hegseth take a drug test after Panama appearance](https://gavinnewsom2028fans.substack.com/p/breaking-news-newsom-demands-manic) _2026-08-15 · AJ · Gavin Newsom 2028 Fans_ Gavin Newsom publicly questioned whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a drug test recently following an animated media appearance in Panama.