Drafthouse Sets Bill Paxton Memorial Screenings

Beloved everyman actor and Texas native passed away Sunday

"...Fort Worth native Bill Paxton may be best remembered as starring in some..."

Feb. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...1973 when a kid called Tom Huckabee first met Bill Paxton. They were both students at Richmond College in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tales of Bill Paxton

James Cameron - nicer than you know, according to Texas Film Hall of Fame inductee Bill Paxton.

"...Cameron regular and Texas Film Hall of Fame inductee Bill Paxton had a fascinating story yesterday in a Q&A..."

March 11, 2007 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Paxton Bans State Employees From Donating Pay to Planned Parenthood

But they can still donate to an anti-choice group

"...advocates worried not only about the direct damage the bill would inflict but also – due to its vague..."

Jan. 13, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Senate Passes Forced Abortion Counseling Bill

SB 2234: A "dangerous expansion of state power"

"...It’s paternalistic, it’s anti-choice, it’s a bill by the Texas Senate...."

May 3, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Paxton on Porn

AG signs amicus brief against Exxxotica show in Dallas

"...are many issues that are plaguing Attorney General Ken Paxton. Not only is he defending Texas’ restrictive and oppressive..."

April 15, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Paxton Indicted

Grand jury slaps AG with three felony charges

"...it had become an inevitability. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton surrendered himself at Collin County Courthouse booking on three..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Paxton Faces SEC Charges

Federal civil suit filed over tech firm investment scam

"...Yet here comes another lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton: The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a federal..."

April 11, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Attorney General Ken Paxton Impeached in Landslide 121-23 Vote

House has suspended the A.G. over suspected bribery, abuse of office

"...to vote against the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton...."

May 27, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Branch Falls on Conflicted Paxton

GOP AG race centers on bad (as in illegal) investment advice

"...But an admission of financial impropriety by Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, may be opening him up to an upset..."

May 8, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Republicans Tell D.A.s to Bang Cymbals Together Like Animatronic Monkeys

New bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window

"...response, Texas Republicans have filed companion House and Senate bills that would severely limit discretion not only in those..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth

Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids

"...session (and there are dozens), it’s this one: House Bill 1686...."

March 28, 2023 News Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Paxton Emerges From Seclusion, Faces Senate Skeptics

Embattled Texas Attorney General appeared Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee

"...Embattled (to put it mildly) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made an unavoidable public appearance Wednesday before the Senate..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...That was the outlandish claim of Ken Paxton, newly restored Texas Attorney General, following his acquittal Saturday..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...also really odd, story of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a frequent character in the News pages of the..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Ken Paxton’s Top 10 Follies This Year

How was Ken’s year? Just impeachy.

"...doesn’t take long to find nonsense originating from Ken Paxton – just wait for the latest wacky press release..."

Dec. 14, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Ken Paxton Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Historic Whole Woman’s Ruling

Cruz, Cornyn join anti-choice attorney general in call for repeal

"...In a 48-page brief, anti-choice Texas Attor­ney General Ken Paxton is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How Texas A.G. Paxton’s Trumpian Antics Led to Impeachment

Sealing his fate

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton never should have asked the citizens of Texas to..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Project Connect’s Paxton Problem

As new cost estimate and timeline are revealed, the project faces potential delays from the A.G. and a lawsuit

"...group of prominent citizens, supported by Attorney General Ken Paxton. Still, last week, the Austin Transit Partnership released an..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus

Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional

"...brought them to the attention of Attorney General Ken Paxton...."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Paxton Sues San Antonio Over SB 4

AG takes his anti-"sanctuary cities" show down the road

"...Sheriff Sally Hernandez last year when pushing ICE-friendly Senate Bill 4, but the first attempt to enforce the law..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Paxton Amps Up Anti-LGBT Legal Fight

Texas AG leads 13-state coalition to block the Obama administration's transgender-inclusive directive to schools

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton recently ramped up his crusade against LGBT Texans with..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Paxton Stacks AG’s Office With Anti-LGBT Culture Warriors

AG hires opponents of church-state separation

"...Instead, Attorney General Ken Paxton – facing multiple legal charges, including securities fraud –..."

April 12, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

More Anti-LGBTQ BS From Ken Paxton

Why did the attorney general want a list of transgender Texans?

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton is at it again with initiatives that smack of..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...power generators during the storm. Those $9,000 per megawatt-hour bills for electricity, the maximum price allowed by the PUC..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

House Committee Hears "Discriminatory" Voter Suppression Bill

SB 9 would punish voter form errors with state jail felonies

"...House Elections Committee on Wednesday, May 15 heard Senate Bill 9 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola. Described by voting..."

May 16, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Bill Gives Localities a Way Past State Obstruction to Medicaid

Lloyd Doggett looks to get Medicaid to more

"...to Texas, that would expand coverage, Doggett sees his bill as a needed alternative to "hardcore, Repub­lic­an, right-wing ideology"..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The improbable but true triumph of 19-year-old amateur American golfer Francis Ouimet at the 1913 U.S. Open is given the David and Goliath treatment.

"...Directed by: Bill Paxton. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Elias Koteas, Stephen..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

No False Moves

Bill Paxton

"......"

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

The Weakness of the Flesh

Actor Bill Paxton gets behind the camera for his directorial debut, the Texas gothic terror tale, Frailty.

"...Texas native Bill Paxton has established himself as one of Hollywood's best..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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