Texas Attorney General

Former president Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for re-election in a statement Monday.

Lawyers for Texas’ embattled attorney general have asked the state bar association to drop its investigation into whether the Republican’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct, arguing the probe is an unconstitutional overreach.

National civil rights attorney and activist Lee Merritt is launching a campaign for the Office of Texas Attorney General.

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt makes it official, announces he’s running as a Democrat for the Texas Attorney General’s Office July 13, 2021.

National civil rights attorney and activist Lee Merritt is launching a campaign for the Office of Texas Attorney General.

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman formally launched a run for attorney general Monday, becoming the latest challenger to embattled GOP incumbent Ken Paxton.

Eva Guzman, who served on the Texas Supreme Court from 2009-21, filed paperwork to run for Texas state attorney general, according to reporting from the Texas Tribune.

The Texas bar association has opened an investigation into whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.

George P. Bush has announced his plans to run for Texas Attorney General against current AG Ken Paxton.

George P. Bush has announced his plans to run for Texas Attorney General against current AG Ken Paxton. Julie Fine reports.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration to reinstate an extension to a federal healthcare funding agreement that the state uses to help pay for healthcare for uninsured Texans.

Nine Twitter users who sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for blocking them on the social media platform have regained access to the Republican’s posts, their attorneys said Thursday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit announced making several noteworthy arrests recently, including two wanted men in Dallas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration on Tuesday to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols at the border.

A wealthy donor whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the subject of an FBI investigation played a role in the renovation of Paxton’s million-dollar home, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Paxton’s campaign brought in just $305,000 in the second half of 2020, a far cry from the millions of dollars raised by other statewide officials.

Four former deputies to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are suing him for wrongful firing and retaliating against them for reporting him to the FBI for alleged bribery and abuse of office.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later recommended for a job with the wealthy donor now at the center of criminal allegations against him, according to two people who said Paxton told them about the relationship.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Saturday that he’s appealing a judge’s decision to allow the Harris County clerk to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters in the county.

The most populous county in Texas can move forward with plans to send all registered voters a mail-in ballot application for the November general election, a state judge ruled Friday.