Chuck Lindell
Austin American-Statesman
Austin, TX, United States
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Recent articles by Chuck:
Bankruptcy judge returns Sandy Hook claims against Alex Jones to Austin court
A state District Court in Austin will determine how much money Alex Jones must pay for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. → Read More
Sen. John Cornyn calls Texas AG Ken Paxton's legal troubles 'a source of embarrassment'
The Republican primary runoff between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush is Tuesday. → Read More
Appeals court lets Texas enforce, for now, social media law sought by conservatives
For now, Texas is allowed to enforce its new social media law — targeting Twitter, Facebook and other sites that Republicans say censor conservatives. → Read More
State bar sues top Paxton deputy over 2020 election fraud claims; Paxton says he's next
AG Ken Paxton criticized the State Bar of Texas, saying the agency planned to file an ethics lawsuit over his court challenge to the 2020 election. → Read More
Texas court halts execution of Melissa Lucio with 2 days to spare
Supporters say new evidence shows that death row inmate Melissa Lucio did not kill her 2-year-old daughter. → Read More
Judge reluctantly delays Alex Jones trial in Sandy Hook case, criticizes his lawyers
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been found liable for defamation for calling the Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax. → Read More
Appeals court upholds mask mandates for Austin, 18 other Texas school districts
The ruling upholds an injunction allowing mask mandates in 19 school districts and Austin Community College, but the Texas Supreme Court awaits. → Read More
Whistleblowers accuse AG Ken Paxton of lying about their allegations of misconduct
Former attorney general officials have accused AG Ken Paxton of bribery and misconduct. → Read More
Gov. Abbott vows to sue Biden administration over vaccine order for National Guard troops
Gov. Greg Abbott called the federal vaccine order unconstitutional and banned its enforcement at the Texas National Guard. → Read More
Tested by pandemic, Texas food banks have taken steps to weather another freeze
The state's hunger-relief network has been bracing for another widespread winter storm, just in case. → Read More
Appeals court blocks federal judge's ruling that allowed TX schools to mandate masks
The ruling lets state officials enforce Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on school mask mandates while the case continues on appeal. → Read More
'Forever in our hearts': 30 years later, Austin still without answers on murdered teen girls
Experts say any breaks in the Austin's yogurt shop murders case likely will come from a confession from the killer or someone who knew the killer. → Read More
GOP voting bill, abortion drug legislation, and other special session laws set to take effect
The bills take effect Thursday, 90 days after the end of the Legislature's second special session. → Read More
Federal judge blocks Gov. Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools
A federal judge's order blocked Gov. Greg Abbott from banning mask mandates in schools. → Read More
Justice Department sues Texas to block portions of new voting law
The federal lawsuit seeks to invalidate two portions of the new Texas voting law, Senate Bill 1, which is set to take effect Dec. 2. → Read More
Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio won't seek reelection after 30 years in Texas Senate
Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. served 30 years in the Texas Senate and four years in the state House. He announced Thursday that he is retiring. → Read More
Greg Casar to leave Austin City Council, run for Congress
Greg Casar said he will remain in office until his successor is sworn in next year to fill his term on the Austin City Council. → Read More
Texas Democrats allege discrimination, challenge redistricting measures in 3 new lawsuits
The federal lawsuits argue that Republicans in the Texas Legislature drew political districts in a discriminatory way. → Read More
This Election Day Texas voters will decide on 8 amendments to state's constitution. Here's what they are.
Already amended 507 times, the Texas Constitution is already one of the longest such documents in the nation. → Read More
3rd special session ends with new political maps but no ban on vaccine mandates
Lawmakers concluded the third special legislative session of the year, delivering on half of Gov. Greg Abbott's priorities. → Read More