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NEW YORK — It’s been a central argument for the United Auto Workers union: If Detroit’s three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises. UAW President Shawn Fain has repeatedly cited the figure, contrasting it with the 6% pay raises autoworkers have received since their last contract in 2019. He opened …

AUSTIN — It was not a traditional jury. The east end of the Texas Capitol’s second floor was sealed off, with only the 30 senators who are jurors allowed to be present. They didn’t stay in one room. During the nine hours of deliberations over two days, senators roamed through three rooms — the Betty King Room, the lieutenant governor’s …

AUSTIN — Following the Senate’s historic acquittal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Saturday turned a flamethrower on the House and its leaders for what he called a rushed impeachment process. Patrick, who presides over the Senate, scolded the lower chamber for wasting taxpayer money in the first impeachment of a statewide elected official in more than a century. …

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton’s acquittal on impeachment charges has reignited a political rumble that could impact the 2024 Texas legislative races. Insurgent Republicans loyal to Paxton have vowed to retaliate against House lawmakers responsible for his impeachment. In turn, legislators backing Paxton’s impeachment — including five Collin County Republicans — will likely be defended by House Speaker Dade …

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was cleared of all 20 articles of impeachment against him, and will retake his office in an unmitigated win for the Republican official. A majority of state senators, serving as jurors in his historic impeachment trial, acquitted Paxton in separate votes on each of 16 articles. The count never came close to the two-thirds required to convict …

A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in West Dallas and a person has been taken into custody, police say. Officers responded about 3:10 p.m. to the 2600 block of Kenesaw Drive, near Bernal Drive in the Ledbetter area, and found a man shot. Police said the man, who has not been publicly identified, died from his injuries. Officers took …

AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was cleared of all 20 articles of impeachment against him, and will retake his office in an unmitigated win for the Republican official. A majority of state senators, serving as jurors in his historic impeachment trial, acquitted Paxton in separate votes on each of 16 articles. The count never came close to the two-thirds required to convict …

A man who shot and killed another man at a Fort Worth smoke shop more than two years ago was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday. The Tarrant County district attorney’s office said a jury found 43-year-old Hector Deleon guilty of murder in the slaying of Christopher Esparza. The afternoon of May 24, 2021, Fort Worth police were called to Kool Stuff …

A man is dead and a woman is wounded after a shooting Saturday evening that shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 35E in the Stemmons Corridor, Dallas authorities said. Dallas police responded about 8:30 p.m. to a shooting call in the 2600 block of southbound North Stemmons Freeway, near Medical District Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man …

The T. Boone Pickens YMCA in downtown Dallas will officially close after Nov. 25, according to an internal email to employees from YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas president and CEO Curt Hazelbaker. The closing comes after a controversial sale process. Y leadership announced Friday that it was officially under contract to sell the Ross Avenue and Akard Street location. They did not disclose …