George P. Bush

Texas bar seeks to punish AG Ken Paxton for election lawsuit

By JAKE BLEIBERGMay 25, 2022 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The State Bar of Texas sued Wednesday to punish state Attorney General Ken Paxton for his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on bogus claims of fraud, raising a new legal danger for the Republican the day after he secured his party's nomination for a third term.

Texas Attorney General Paxton defeats Bush in GOP runoff

By PAUL J. WEBERMay 25, 2022 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won his Republican runoff election against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Tuesday despite facing a slew of legal problems, including an FBI investigation and a trial on securities fraud charges.

Cornyn: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s legal woes an ‘embarrassment’

May 20, 2022 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Thursday blasted one of his party's top leaders back home, calling the mounting pile of accusations and legal woes Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an “embarrassment" just days before a primary runoff election.

Texas primary is George P. Bush’s biggest test yet in GOP

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERGFebruary 28, 2022 GMT

LAKEWAY, Texas (AP) — Fighting to stay in office, George P. Bush — the last of the Bush family still on the ballot — greeted a small outdoor crowd at an Austin brewery sounding like most Republicans running in Texas' primary Tuesday.

Federal funding halted for Hurricane Harvey assistance

January 8, 2022 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development has halted the distribution of $1.95 billion that was approved for flood mitigation projects in Texas following Hurricane Harvey.

GOP’s Matt Krause joins race against Texas AG Ken Paxton

September 16, 2021 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Matt Krause, a longtime ally of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, said Thursday he is joining the growing ranks of candidates who will challenge him for his job in 2022.

George P. Bush running for attorney general in Texas

By PAUL J. WEBERJune 3, 2021 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts the scion of a Republican dynasty against a GOP incumbent shadowed by securities fraud charges and an FBI investigation.

George P. Bush set to present General Land Office budget to Texas Senate on Wednesday

Allie MorrisJanuary 30, 2019 GMT

AUSTIN — House and Senate committees are taking up school and state finance matters Wednesday as they continue to hammer out dueling state budget proposals.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS: In a year when lawmakers are promising to tackle school finance reform, the House Public Education committee will kick off its hearing Wednesday with testimony from the Texas Education Agency.

George P. Bush remembers ‘Gampy’ at funeral

December 6, 2018 GMT

McCaul says efforts need to be expedited to help storm survivors

Staff ReportJuly 3, 2018 GMT

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, whose 10th district includes Katy, said he is pleased that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved Texas’ $5 billion action plan for Hurricane Harvey relief.

Using Trump’s endorsement, George P. Bush makes final push for primary victory in Texas land commissioner race

Alejandra MatosMarch 4, 2018 GMT

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is the scion of a political dynasty but he’s standing firmly with President Donald Trump as Tuesday’s Republican primary approaches.

Facing three opponents including former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Bush is using his support for Trump in hopes of fending off a runoff election, aligning himself as an ultra-conservative who has reduced the size of the Texas General Land Office.

A need for openness at Alamo

Express-News Editorial BoardJanuary 19, 2018 GMT

More transparency for the nonprofit board overseeing the Alamo is a welcome move.

The Alamo Trust runs the day-to-day operations of the Alamo, which is undergoing changes to increase access and historical accuracy according to a master plan developed by the state, the city of San Antonio and the Alamo Endowment, the private group that has another subsidiary trying to raise private funds for improvements.

New Battle of the Alamo is brewing over Texas shrine revamp

By WILL WEISSERTOctober 20, 2017 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Remember the Alamo? A new Texas battle is brewing over how best to do so.

Land Commissioner George P. Bush is overseeing a 7-year revamp of the shrine where 189 Texas independence fighters were killed by Mexican Gen.

Letter signed by 60 Texas leaders and sent to Trump backs Ike Dike

Harvey RiceApril 26, 2017 GMT

GALVESTON – Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has sent Donald Trump a letter signed by more than 60 Texas leaders urging the president to include a coastal barrier in his planned $1 trillion national infrastructure project.

Battle continues over golden-cheeked warbler

Brendan GibbonsMarch 10, 2017 GMT

The Texas General Land Office is preparing to sue the federal government to have an endangered songbird that nests in Bexar County taken off the endangered list.

The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a notice March 1 on behalf the GLO that states the U.S.

George P. Bush says family ‘potentially’ has Clinton voters

By PAUL J. WEBERNovember 2, 2016 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush's suggestion at a Texas rally that the last two Republican presidents — granddad George H.W. Bush and uncle George W. Bush — could vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton is another remarkable sign of the influential family's distaste for Donald Trump and a general election they've conspicuously sat out.

George P. Bush starts small amid high expectations

By WILL WEISSERTJuly 20, 2013 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — On a recent evening, George P. Bush was telling a packed room of wealthy North Texans how he got his start in politics. It was May 1979 and the then 3-year-old was in a Houston park, clutching a balloon and watching his grandfather, George H.W.