Texas’ top GOP officials won’t comment on Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton had no comment on the pardon, which included dozens charged with hurting police.

by Sanford Nowlin January 21, 2025May 13, 2025

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Texas House committee demands that attorney general allow Roberson to testify

The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee plans to issue a new subpoena to the death row inmate for a Dec. 20 hearing if Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office does not cooperate.

by Kayla Guo and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune December 7, 2024July 15, 2025

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Ruling that found part of Texas vote harvesting law unconstitutional temporarily blocked

A federal judge’s decision on Sept. 28 had immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting.

by Xiomara Moore and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune October 5, 2024July 4, 2025

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Texas can no longer investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, federal judge says

The provision was included in a sweeping Texas voting bill that was signed into law in 2021.

by Xiomara Moore, The Texas Tribune September 30, 2024July 4, 2025

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Texas civic group wants judge to block Ken Paxton’s investigation into voter registration efforts

Jolt, which advocates for more Latino voting participation, says the attorney general’s probe has spurred threatening comments online.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune September 14, 2024October 12, 2024

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Judge denies Texas’ attempt to shut down El Paso migrant shelter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office has accused Annunciation House, which operates a network of migrant shelters, of human smuggling.

by Alejandro Serrano and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 3, 2024January 13, 2025

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Texas’ social media law remains blocked after U.S. Supreme Court sends it back to lower court

The tech industry saw the measured ruling as a win. Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to continue defending the law.

by Dante Motley and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune July 1, 2024August 31, 2024

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Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants

Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter’s lawyers called ‘utter nonsense.’

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 18, 2024May 30, 2025

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Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care

In March, the federal government said providers can’t deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes.

by Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune June 11, 2024June 25, 2024

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Texas GOP convention kicks off with party leaders attacking Speaker Dade Phelan

Phelan’s foe Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged Republicans to stop giving Democrats a say in the speaker election.

by Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2024June 4, 2024

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In 75th lawsuit against Biden, Paxton sues to stop new gender identity guidelines for employers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton aims new lawsuit at Biden Administration to halt compliance of gender identity mandates in the workplace.

by Nina Banks, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2024September 26, 2024

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Texas sues Biden administration to block expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections

The new Title IX rules expanded the definition of sex-based harassment. Paxton said the change distorted the original intent of the law.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune April 29, 2024August 21, 2024

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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton’s efforts to subpoena Annunciation House

The judge questioned Paxton’s true motives to investigate the shelter, saying there is “a real and credible concern” the state has a predetermined goal of shutting down Annunciation House.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 12, 2024July 3, 2024

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Bad Takes: Leaders should dump Trump over his disastrous immigration plan

Dennis Nixon, chair of Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp., criticized the border wall and Operation Lone Star yet still backs Trump.

by Kevin Sanchez March 8, 2024July 23, 2025

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Frustration boils as Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton target GOP incumbents

Big spending and anger surround reelection bids for state House members like Glenn Rogers, who’s facing heat for votes on vouchers and Ken Paxton’s impeachment.

by Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune February 22, 2024June 15, 2024

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Paxton’s push to oust incumbents puts spotlight on Court of Criminal Appeals primaries

The attorney general has tried to supplant eight Republican judges on the court after they rejected his efforts to unilaterally prosecute voter fraud. The judges are now pushing back.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune February 19, 2024March 5, 2024

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Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines

Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasn’t dealt with since before the Civil War.

by Eleanor Klibanoff and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune February 9, 2024June 25, 2024

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House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest reelection yet

Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and former President Donald Trump are accusing Phelan of being a ‘RINO,’ even as Phelan has overseen the passage of some of the most conservative bills in recent history.

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune February 5, 2024April 30, 2024

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Twenty months after deadly Uvalde school shooting, multiple investigations have yet to be released

The U.S. Department of Justice just released its investigation into law enforcement’s response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But at least three other investigations have not yet been released to the public.