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attorney

[uh-tur-nee] / əˈtɜr ni /


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To analyze Paxton’s travel, ProPublica and the Tribune reviewed DPS logs for his security detail and records from the attorney general’s office, including airfare and lodging receipts, per diems and his daily calendars.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Texas law allows the Department of Public Safety to provide security for key state leaders, including the attorney general, but does not require officials to use it.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The spool suit is the latest in a coordinated effort by California’s municipalities and the state attorney general’s office to throttle the bootleg gun industry by stanching the flow of its precursor components.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Pori’s attorney Lanny Davis said he has received so many threatening notes that he hit his iPhone’s limit for blocking email addresses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I need you to make me your attorney of record before Mr. Stubbs gets to the seventh floor and checks for himself.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Of the 10 most populous states, Texas and New York confirmed that they provide security for their attorneys general, while Florida law allows its top lawyer to receive a detail upon request.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

It would take about a dozen more consultations with attorneys across Southern California before the family retained Andy Miri, an L.A.-based lawyer, in mid-June.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

State officials familiar with the travel records said the two temporary attorneys general appointed during Paxton’s suspension did not take the trips listed on the state police travel logs.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The probes went to two other U.S. attorneys before Quiñones raised his hand to oversee it, people familiar with the assignment said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Vaughan and Burt, who was the president of a bank in Pawhuska, were considered close friends, and Vaughan had long acted as one of Burt’s attorneys.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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