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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the nomination of Army Lt. Gen. Randy George to be reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Senator blames Biden’s vacation culture for defense secretary’s hospital fiasco

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Biden’s Potomac fever is spreading, getting more dangerous

By Tom Basile

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, Nov. 22, 2023, at the Pentagon in Washington. The secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Austin’s woes mount as Pentagon watchdog to probe undisclosed hospital stay

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022. A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, to let her terminate the pregnancy, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Austin Police officers close La Crosse Avenue near Mopac Expressway in Austin, Texas late Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Texas authorities say a daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected to them and the deaths of two people near San Antonio was taken into custody. (Sara Diggins /Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Suspect in custody after 6 dead and 3 wounded in series of attacks in Texas, authorities say

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FILE - Demonstrators face members of the Austin Police Department as they gather in downtown Austin, Texas, June 4, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd. A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed Floyd's killing said Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, that he was dropping most of the cases and would ask the Justice Department to investigate instead. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas prosecutor drops most charges against Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests

By Paul J. Weber and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Kaitlin Armstrong enters the courtroom to hear the verdict on her murder trial at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Armstrong, 35, faces up to life in prison when she is sentenced later Thursday. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)

A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist ‘Mo’ Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

An attendee holds a poster of Adil Dgoughi at a vigil in Martindale, Texas on Oct. 24, 2021. A Caldwell County jury on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, convicted 67-year-old Terry Duane Turner in the early morning October 2021 shooting death of 31-year-old Adil Dghoughi outside Turner's home in Martindale. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas man convicted of manslaughter in driveway slaying that killed Moroccan immigrant

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Colorado Rapids midfielder Sam Nicholson, right, collides with Austin FC midfielder Daniel Pereira while pursduing the ball in the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Andreas Maxso scores and Marko Ilic makes 5 saves in Rapids’ 1-0 win over Austin

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Texas state senators acting as jurors vote on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Witness Drew Wicker, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former personal assistant, left, testifies during the impeachment trial for Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ken Paxton’s defense is set to begin in the Texas attorney general’s impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, stands between his attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, and Dan Cogdell, rear, as the articles of his impeachment are read during the his impeachment trial in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

How an extramarital affair factors into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Day five of the impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton begins with a moment of silence and prayer in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trial

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Whistleblower witness Ryan Bangert testifies during day three of the impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial defense includes claims of Republican plot to remove him

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to begin in the Texas Senate

By Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Police line do not cross yellow ribbon (Shutterstock.com)

Texas authorities say 2 people including shooter dead outside shopping center in Austin

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FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, arrives at the Collin County Courthouse with his wife, Angela Paxtion, Feb. 16, 2017, in McKinney, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. Among the senators is Paxton's wife, Angela. Trial rules don't allow her to participate or to vote. But her presence, which is mandated by the state Constitution, means she counts toward the total needed to convict her husband. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)

What to know about the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

By Jake Bleiberg and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Amanda Zurawski, who developed sepsis and nearly died after being refused an abortion when her water broke at 18 weeks, second from left, and Samantha Casiano, who was forced to carry a nonviable pregnancy to term and give birth to a baby who died four hours after birth, second from right, stand with their attorney, stand with other plaintiffs and their attorneys outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, judge rules

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

A transgender flag waving against the blue sky. Photo credit: Savvapanf Photo via Shutterstock. *FILE*

Eventbrite blasted for removing ‘Let Women Speak’ event over ‘hateful’ content

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Texas Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House in Austin, Texas, on May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Families and doctors sue Texas over its new ban on transgender care for minors

By Acacia Coronado and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press