Lauren McGaughy
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Texas Politics Correspondent @nytimes | Past: @KUT @dallasnews @houstonchron @nolanews @asahi | FOIA Nerd | Signal: lmcgaughy.40 | lauren.mcgaughy@nytimes.com
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New from @WSJ: Ken Paxton partied on New Year's Eve in Dubai with two men on the run from the feds. Story by @efindell @MarkMaremont @jdawsey1.
Scoop: In 2014, Ken Paxton sat for a deposition where federal lawyers quizzed him about his growing wealth and investment tactics.
The depo has never been made public. We got a copy. @nytimes
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Ken Paxton held a press conference today. His first question was on the story we broke last week about the three new properties he's acquired during his divorce.
He declined to answer the question. Read the story here (gift link):
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Yesterday, I spoke to Texans who were rebuilding after a second year of floods for @nytimes.
But this story is not about chaos and pain. It’s about a woman who sees blessings everywhere — and the people who keep her believing.
Stay for the kicker. 🎩
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