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Stephen Paulsen
Stephen Paulsen lives in Austin and is the features editor at Courthouse News. His work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Texas Observer, Houston Chronicle and elsewhere. In his free time, he likes to make art, go swimming and work on recipes.
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SpaceX ruling could gut US labor oversight
The United States’ top labor watchdog is likely unconstitutional, a federal judge said, dealing yet another blow to national regulators.
In South Texas, SpaceX looms over iconic beach
Texas wants to give state parkland to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. But the plan faces obstacles, including a lawsuit from the unrecognized Esto'k Gna tribe and other local activists.
Texas sues major porn distributor in bid to enforce content-warning law
The lawsuit comes after the Fifth Circuit last year reversed a lower-court injunction blocking the law.
After suit from nonprofits, federal judge orders Texas county to open up bail hearings
Caldwell County was sued last year by a group of nonprofits, including two news outlets, which said a policy barring access to bail hearings was impeding their efforts to report the news and help detainees.
With new lawsuits, Texas takes aim at marijuana reform
As Texans have warmed on marijuana use, some cities — including the state capital of Austin — have decriminalized the drug through ordinances and police policies. Texas AG Ken Paxton wants to see them enforce the state's strict drug laws instead.
Federal judge advances lawsuit over Texas abortion funds
Several advocacy groups said they wanted to continue funding services like out-of-state travel for abortions and were being unconstitutionally barred from doing so.
With impeachment rout, embattled Texas AG performs latest trick
If nothing else, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a third-term Republican hardliner, has shown an uncanny ability to get himself out of trouble. Will his good fortunes last?
Siding with porn producers, federal judge blocks Texas content-warning law
Set to go into effect on Friday, House Bill 1181 would have required porn publishers to serve "deceptive" health warnings to consumers, U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra ruled.