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AG Paxton investigates Beto O’Rourke’s political action committee for funding Texas House Democrats in redistricting standoff
As Texas Republicans continue to push for congressional redistricting in the legislature’s special session, Texas Attorney ...
Ken Paxton’s long-distance quest for a Trump endorsement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...
Paxton opens door to FBI involvement in Texas fight after initial pushback
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday signaled he was open to getting the FBI involved in the redistricting ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton will ask state courts to declare absent House Democratic seats vacant
If Texas House Democrats who broke quorum do not return to the Capitol by Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will ...
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Texas Attorney General Paxton will ask courts to vacate Democratic lawmakers’ seats
Legal experts say it’s “inconsistent with the Texas Constitution” to argue a quorum break qualifies as abandoning an office.
Texas Republicans eye Wesley Hunt for Senate amid fears Paxton-Cornyn battle doomed
Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 midterm elections, as Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) chances ...
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CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary in Texas: ‘Democrats Do Have a True Shot’ If Ken Paxton Wins
A CNN panel moderated by Manu Raju previewed a brutal GOP Senate primary in Texas -- and the nightmare candidate who might emerge from it -- on Tuesday. The post CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary ...
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Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules
The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that Ken Paxton’s office can’t question officials from Catholic Charities ...