Tag: politics
Samaritans and Levites, Part 2
Late last month, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion in Paxton v. Annunciation House, the El Paso case discussed here a few months ago. To refresh your memory, Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General (and now candidate for the United States Senate) sought to shut down Annunciation House, a refugee assistance facility operated by the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, because it had the temerity to … Read More Samaritans and Levites, Part 2
Samaritans and Levites, Texas Style
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a lot of time on his hands these days. For a couple of years, he seemed to spend more of his workday defending himself than defending the state. He faced state security charges, he was the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit by fired OAG employees, and he was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives. Now, he’s been acquitted of … Read More Samaritans and Levites, Texas Style
justice and mercy 