In Jan. 2024, Bettencourt asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate whether guaranteed income programs violate the state constitution. Months later, Paxton made his opinion clear: He sued ...

Paxton agreed to a deal to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution, complete community service and go through ethics training.

In her announcement, Huffman framed herself as the most experienced candidate, pointing to her time as a prosecutor, judge ...

TX Attorney General Paxton strikes a deal with HHS, blocking a federal rule on gender identity in foster care.

Aaron Reitz, a close ally to outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, touted his ties to the Trump administration in his ...

Paxton has "created a new mechanism to remove prosecutors he does not agree with, thereby overriding the will of the local voters who chose their local district attorney," Dick said.

A district judge temporarily blocked enforcement of new reporting requirements for district attorneys in the state's highest ...

Senator John Cornyn of Texas believes he can win a no-holds-barred Republican primary next year with his state’s hard-charging attorney general, Ken Paxton, by making the race all about the ...

Two of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top deputies were forced to resign in 2023 over allegations of harassment, according to court filings included in a lawsuit Tuesday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) would gain the right to investigate elections in Democratic districts under a new bill passed by the Texas Senate on Tuesday. H.B. 5138 now heads to Gov. Greg ...