Austin, November 24 – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general in a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. regarding Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle customers’ iPhone speeds in order to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. After a multistate investigation, during which Texas served on an executive committee with […]
Image: The Whistleblower Act lawsuit four former Assistant Attorneys General filed in Travis County on Thursday, November 12, 2020, contains much innuendo but little genuine substance, other than clear indications of unhappy former employees. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin, November 19 – Last Thursday, November 12, 2020, four former Assistant Attorneys General filed a […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe, El Paso, and Austin, November 4 – In March, and particularly on March 27, 2020, in his panicked response to the Chinese Coronavirus scare, based upon reports without any basis he had received from so-called public health agencies, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough ordered a mandatory lockdown in Montgomery […]
DALLAS (AP) — An Austin real estate developer at the center of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorroborated claims that other businessmen have an elaborate conspiracy to steal $200 million worth of his properties with the help of a federal judge. The Associated Press obtained a […]
Image: When State Representative James White (left), Republican of Hillister, met with President Donald Trump, they immediately took a liking to each other. The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin and Jasper (Texas), October 23 – State Representative James White, a conservative Republican who represents House District 19, which includes portions of Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Conroe and Austin, October 9 – Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon and County Attorney B.D. Griffin have jointly asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to provide an opinion whether a valid Texas Driver’s License is required to drive a golf cart on a publicly maintained road. A full copy […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin and Carrollton, October 8 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Election Fraud Unit assisted the Denton County Sheriff’s Office in arresting Zul Mirza Mohamed, a candidate in the City of Carrollton mayoral race, on 84 counts of mail ballot application fraud and 25 counts of unlawful […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin, October 6 – Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday released the following statement regarding recent allegations from Office of the Attorney General employees: “The Texas attorney general’s office was referred a case from Travis county regarding allegations of crimes relating to the FBI, other government agencies and individuals. My obligation […]
BREAKING NEWS! Austin, October 5 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will likely resign this week, according to two sources inside of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s office, The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, learned Sunday afternoon. Paxton faces serious allegations of bribery, abuse of power, and improper influence from his own top-level staff inside […]
The Golden Hammer Staff Reports New Orleans, Laredo, and Austin, September 30 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans temporarily stayed a ruling by United States District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo, which blocked Texas’ law to eliminate straight-ticket voting after Judge Marmolejo had previously dismissed another lawsuit raising nearly […]