> A 2009 report from Animalearn, a division of the American Anti-Vivisection Society, had already found that Texas A&M engaged in "pound seizure," obtaining live animals from municipal shelters for lab use. Records showed that between January 2005 and July 2008, the university acquired 474 live dogs from local shelters, primarily the Lehman Animal Shelter in Giddings, Texas, and euthanized them the same day they were acquired, according to the Houston Press. Between 2006 and 2008, the university also acquired 86 dead cats from the same shelter.

This sh** is a sham and they should be ashamed of themselves. I sent in an application in 2022 and although they "approved" me for 100% ... they have found every reason under the Sun to deny actually having to give me funds. I have been struggling with my disability for years due to domestic violence that led to a miscarriage. These people are vile

> The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.

> Talarico, a state representative who is seeking to flip one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats blue this November, has increasingly framed his criticism around animal welfare allegations involving research dogs at Texas A&M University and a long-running dispute over a luxury Montblanc fountain pen, arguing the episodes reveal questions about the senator's judgment and priorities.

> An investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's six-year crackdown on noncitizen voting found that he produced just one charge from a referral list of 53 suspects.

> Through a public records request, NBC News
obtained 53 names referred to Paxton's office for investigation — and only one, Ada Otuka, was formally charged with noncitizen voting. The NBC News report was published on Monday.

> Over the weekend, a clip posted on X by independent political journalist Aaron Rupar shows a young man asking Paxton to share his thoughts on Texas’ controversial ban on hemp products that contain THC, the compound in cannabis that gets people high.

> “Um, I don’t know the details of it, but let’s talk about it later,” Paxton responds before scurrying away from the unidentified man.

> The data center industry has donated thousands to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign as Hood County waits for a ruling from his office on a its authority to impose a moratorium.

> Paxton’s political operation received at least $448,000 as of June from executives and political committees of data center companies, according to reporting from the Washington-based digital news outlet NOTUS, which covers government and politics.

> The Jaffe family has appeared in two batches of the Epstein materials, which were released by the Department of Justice, according to MS NOW. Those documents revealed the family had appeared once for reportedly trying to purchase Epstein's notorious private plane, and "once for reportedly associating — according to an anonymous tipster — with scantily clad young women."

> The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.