Tony Plohetski

BREAKING: A man charged with intoxication manslaughter in the deaths of 5 people, including an infant and child, on I-35 in Austin last month had ** no** drugs or alcohol in his system, according to his attorney and Austin police, who received test results today.

BREAKING: Texas AG Ken Paxton will not face federal charges, per AP sources out of DC. Paxton attorney Dan Cogdell told me this morning that he has no knowledge of this development and added, “They never had a case to begin with.”

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BREAKING: Justice Department decided in final weeks of Biden term not to charge Texas AG Ken Paxton in corruption probe, AP sources say. https://t.co/dKlCTbbtFf

NEW: Two prominent Texas lawmakers have filed bills in the House and Senate addressing breakdowns we have been reporting on in the Travis County District Attorney’s office. It would require disclosure of missed deadlines that result in jail releases. https://t.co/i5Umio1cRW

BREAKING: Former Austin Mayor, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has died: https://t.co/WlBrZzdNRD

NEW: An unfolding federal civil rights suit stemming from Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star could give a template, experts say, for similar cases against Travis County, where people have sat in jail for weeks and months with no formal charges: https://t.co/xFRsGV1Jq7

NEW: Austin fire officials say they believe smoke in parts of the city are the result of a 400-acre fire near Fredericksburg.

BREAKING: Austin police think an 18-wheeler driver was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash that killed five and "not capable of operating a vehicle safely," an affidavit says. He "seemed calm and relaxed given the situation," the document says.

UPDATE: The NTSB has opened an investigation into this crash.

Tony Plohetski @tplohetski

BREAKING: A 37-year-old man has been jailed on five charges of intoxication manslaughter for each victim in connection to a fatal overnight crash on I-35 in Austin. He also is charged with intoxication assault.

BREAKING: A 37-year-old man has been jailed on five charges of intoxication manslaughter for each victim in connection to a fatal overnight crash on I-35 in Austin. He also is charged with intoxication assault.

NEW: As Travis County DA José Garza came under fire for routinely missing an indictment deadline, he said others struggled to meet it, too. That doesn't appear to be the case. Here is our latest reporting on this issue: https://t.co/CqqEquDW0F

NEW: Travis DA Jose Garza issues a striking assertion about the timing to indict defendants. His legal interpretation has left both non-violent and violent defendants sitting in jail for days, weeks and months. @statesman + @KVUE joint investigation: https://t.co/HFYMDp0lj3

Whoa! As often as I travel I have never witnessed this semi-organized chaos at @AustinAirport. Pre-check ✅ line hundreds and hundreds deep. Thank you to nice workers on megaphones 📢 directing us. But sheesh! https://t.co/YGe2pRQ0S1

BREAKING: State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt has issued an unusal rebuke to another member of her party -- Travis DA Jose Garza -- saying she has 'grave concerns' about the operations of his agency: https://t.co/v9zzqmGMCs

NEW: A judge has raised a murder suspect's bond to $100,000 and is returning him to custody amid a furor that erupted after the Travis DA's office failed to bring an indictment in 90 days. There is still no explanation for the prosecutorial lapse. https://t.co/rDIGD7bMzM

RT @bgrumet: "Several judges told the @statesman that since [DA Jose] Garza’s administration began in 2021, attorneys have more frequently…

NEW: Travis County prosecutors have twice in 10 weeks missed crucial deadlines to indict murder suspects, leading to their release on dramatically reduced bonds. One case sparked a weekend social media furor. The other was not known until now. https://t.co/rDIGD7bMzM

BREAKING: Nate Paul, whose relationship with Texas AG Ken Paxton was a basis of an impeachment effort of Paxton, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making false statements to a financial institution and faces up to six months in prison. Other charges will dropped.