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.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune August 5, 2025August 11, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a public event last year.

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Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to arrest, remove Texas House Dems involved in redistricting walkout

House Democrats sent a four-word response to Abbott and Paxton’s threats: ‘Come and take it.’

by Michael Karlis August 4, 2025August 7, 2025

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and wife claimed 3 separate houses as their primary residence

An Associated Press investigation accuses the Republican power couple of using an ‘impermissible homestead tax break’ to slash their loan payments.

by Sanford Nowlin July 24, 2025August 31, 2025

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers

Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day.

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune July 24, 2025July 26, 2025

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Why Gov. Greg Abbott won’t release his emails with Elon Musk

We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain ‘intimate and embarrassing’ information that is ‘not of legitimate concern to the public.’

by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom July 14, 2025July 22, 2025

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Senate GOP campaign committee blasts Texas AG Ken Paxton as ‘repulsive and disgusting’

The statement from the National Republican Senatorial Committee signals it’s throwing its support behind John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary.

by Stephanie Koithan July 11, 2025July 25, 2025

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s wife files for divorce on ‘biblical grounds’

The Texas Attorney General’s wife said recent discoveries do not ‘honor God.’

by Stephanie Koithan July 10, 2025July 25, 2025

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DOJ quietly closes investigation into Texas Muslim-centric housing development EPIC City

High-profile Texas Republicans demanded the probe, warning the Dallas-area development could bring Sharia law to the Lone Star State.

by Michael Karlis June 30, 2025August 5, 2025

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Potential rivals James Talarico and Joaquin Castro to join Beto O’Rourke at Friday town hall in San Antonio

All three Democrats have publicly indicated interest in running for longtime U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s seat.

by Stephanie Koithan June 27, 2025July 1, 2025

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Poll: Texas voters disapprove of Trump, Abbott, Patrick, Paxton and Cruz ahead of midterms

51% of the state’s voters disapprove of Trump — a tie for the highest negative approval rating ever recorded for him in University of Texas polling.

by Michael Karlis June 26, 2025August 5, 2025

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Former astronaut Terry Virts launches Democratic bid for U.S. Senate in Texas

The early announcement tees up what is likely to be a crowded primary field angling for the seat held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

by Owen Dahlkamp, The Texas Tribune June 23, 2025July 1, 2025

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I was an undocumented Texas college student. I’m not going anywhere — and neither is our movement.

Lawmakers lacked the political courage to force a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward’s path.

by Julieta Garibay, The Texas Observer June 13, 2025July 30, 2025

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Beto O’Rourke says he’ll run for Senator again if Texas wants him to

O’Rourke indicated his willingness during a Denton town hall over the weekend.

by Stephanie Koithan April 29, 2025June 28, 2025

Pick your poison: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (left) is running against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the 2026 Republican primary.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will challenge John Cornyn in GOP primary

Both are likely to scramble for Trump’s endorsement in what’s likely to be an expensive and ugly primary.

by Sanford Nowlin April 9, 2025May 7, 2025

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Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case

Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.

by Ayden Runnels and Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune April 5, 2025April 15, 2025

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Justice Department decided not prosecute Texas AG Ken Paxton near end of Biden’s term

The Associated Press based its report on two people familiar with the decision who spoke anonymously.

by Sanford Nowlin April 3, 2025April 9, 2025

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Republican lawmakers revive effort to give attorney general more power to prosecute election crimes

Critics fear increased election prosecutions could intimidate voters and local election officials. Attorney General Ken Paxton has long sought more autonomy over election cases.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune March 21, 2025April 2, 2025

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Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions

This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2025April 18, 2025

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Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune March 14, 2025March 29, 2025