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Jul 10 • 3 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Wow this Paxton story brings back some memories. I got a tip about Watchguard Video when I was working at the @AP in 2008. The tipster said the company was bragging on its website about investors who were state legislators and so maybe I should check that out. So I did ... 1/
The tipster was right. Watchguard bragged its shareholder group included "three state representatives, a judge" and others. I rang up the company president and he told me Ken Paxton's investment was "not insignificant." This is the story I filed: 2/usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/20…
Here is a screenshot, from a printout off WatchGuard Video's website in 2008, showing the company bragging about its politician investors, which I found out later included Ken Paxton 3/

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TX law says clergy residences can’t be exempted from taxes if they sit on more than 1 acre of land. So why are so many >1 acre parsonages getting approved? We found over 30 of them -- including clergy homes worth over $1m. We got pics! #txlege houstonchronicle.com/projects/2021/…
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