Up & Down In Texas Politics: Gop Harmony, Abortion Laws

Five weeks are left for Republicans to make good on promises to deliver the biggest tax cuts in a decade, tighten lawmaker ethics and stock up the Texas-Mexico border with hundreds of new troopers and technology. Even before former Gov. Rick Perry was indicted last year over vetoing money for public corruption prosecutors in Austin, Republicans have wanted cases of political malfeasance handled outside Travis County, which is run by Democrats. The GOP appears on the verge of finally succeeding after the House approved turning over state-level corruption cases to the Texas Rangers, who are already working on one high-profile case: whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law over an admitted securities violation. House leaders lashed at Republican Lt.

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