HOUSTON — Attorney General Ken Paxton, a former longtime Republican lawmaker, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of securities fraud and of failing to register with the state securities board, felony charges that make him the first Texas attorney general in more than 30 years to be indicted while in office, officials said Saturday. The charges are tied to Paxton’s work soliciting clients and investors for two companies while he was a member of the state House of Representatives.
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US stops issuing disputed permits
HOUSTON — The Justice Department said it has fixed problems that led to about 2,100 work permits being mistakenly awarded under an executive order after a federal judge in Texas had put the plan on hold. US District Judge Andrew Hanen blocked President Obama’s immigration plan at the request of 26 states, led by Texas, that sued to stop the proposed action. Hanen had threatened to hold Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and other immigration-enforcement officials in contempt of court if the problems weren’t fixed.
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NEW YORK
Fourth person dies of bacterial disease
NEW YORK — A fourth person with Legionnaires’ disease has died in the Bronx amid an outbreak that has resulted in dozens of hospitalizations. Health officials said Saturday there have been a total of 65 reported cases, and of the 55 people admitted to a hospital for treatment, 20 have been discharged. Traces of the legionella bacteria were discovered Friday at the Opera House Hotel in South Bronx. Five of 22 buildings in the neighborhood where the outbreak occurred have tested positive for the bacteria.
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Progress on raising fast-food base pay
ALBANY — A plan to give most of New York state’s fast-food workers a $15 minimum wage is moving closer to reality. A special wage board on Friday filed the proposal with the state Department of Labor. It is expected to be approved by the Cuomo administration by mid-September. The increase would be phased in over three years in New York City, and over six years elsewhere in the state. The new minimum wage would apply to workers in restaurants with 30 or more locations.
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OHIO
6 arrested at rally over police killing
CINCINNATI — At least six people were arrested during a Friday night rally protesting the fatal shooting of a black motorist stopped by a white officer on the University of Cincinnati police force. The protest began with a candlelight vigil organized by the family of Samuel DuBose, who was killed on July 19. Police said one person was arrested on charges of threatening a business after the vigil ended. Others were arrested after allegedly trying to obstruct officers. Police treatment of African-Americans has been the focus of heightened national scrutiny since last year.
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MICHIGAN
Teen sues school for snowball arrest
DETROIT — A teen who spent nearly 40 days in custody before a judge cleared him of throwing an ice-encrusted snowball is suing the Detroit school district, saying his rights were violated by a malicious prosecution. Dominique Rondeau, 18, was accused of throwing a snowball that shattered a school police car’s windshield in December 2013. The case was dismissed after officers looked at a video in court and couldn’t identify Rondeau as the person who threw it.
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