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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at 2024 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Republican strategist blasts Ken Paxton as ‘fundamentally flawed’

‘We’ve never seen such a horrible candidate running for U.S. Senate out of Texas,’ veteran GOP operative Susan Del Percio told an MS NOW panel.

by Sanford Nowlin August 17, 2026August 17, 2026

During a weekend political roundup show, veteran GOP strategist Susan Del Percio accused Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton of turning off Texas voters on both sides of the aisle. “He is just so fundamentally flawed, and he represents everything people are frustrated with [about politics], including Republicans,” Del Percio said on progressive news channel […]

Appeals court rejects Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to overturn Texas State Fair gun ban

The fair banned firearms in 2024 after a shooting at Fair Park. Paxton’s lawsuit has faced multiple setbacks, the latest from a court appointed entirely by Gov. Greg Abbott.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune August 6, 2026August 6, 2026

Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registration

The complaint comes after The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found the Texas attorney general repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live.

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on ‘illegal voting.’ He may have violated Texas election law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that ‘it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.’

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 7, 2026July 7, 2026

The shadows of asylum seekers are cast on a wall in Roma on Aug. 3, 2021. Roma is on the Texas/Mexico border in Starr County, about 50 miles west of McAllen.

Trump administration asks Texas for help providing legal services to immigrant kids facing deportation

Immigration rights experts worry that the recent inquiry is the latest sign Trump is interested in transferring unaccompanied minors to the state, where it is easier to quickly deport them.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 4, 2026July 4, 2026

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder opens a general session of the Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi on Friday, June 26, 2026.

Kendall Scudder wins race to lead Texas Democratic Party into critical midterms

Texas Democrats overwhelmingly elected Scudder, the incumbent, to a full term as party chair at their state convention Saturday.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

From an indictment to an alleged affair, Ken Paxton’s controversies hang over his Senate bid

The attorney general has won statewide elections twice since his legal woes began. This time he will be at the top of the ticket, facing a fundraising juggernaut in James Talarico.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2026June 22, 2026

From left: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin. The two are the Republican and Democratic nominees for the U.S. Senate race, to be decided in November.

Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case

The Democratic Senate candidate continued his push for the release of files related to a plea deal his GOP rival’s office offered admitted child molester Adam Hoffman.

by Taylor Goldstein, The Texas Tribune June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

Texas Democrat James Talarico draws largest crowd yet — and on his rival’s home turf

It gets worse for poor Ken Paxton. Nearly a third of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s voters stated in a recent poll that they plan to vote for Talarico in the general.

by Stephanie Koithan June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may have gotten the nod from Texas GOP voters, but experts predict he's vulnerable in a general election.

Armed with Trump’s blessing, Ken Paxton trounces Sen. John Cornyn of Texas

The win by scandal-plagued Paxton bolsters the chances of Democrat James Talarico in the general election, political experts argue.

by Sanford Nowlin May 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangers children, misleads users

The lawsuit comes after a Galveston County family said their 13-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a person she interacted with on the platform.

by Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Texas AG Ken Paxton's office sent out nearly 300 press releases in the past year, and the overwhelming majority were negative in tone, even those lauding his office’s “major victories” in court.

Ken Paxton’s glass house

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s office sent out nearly 300 press releases in the past year, and the overwhelming majority were negative in tone, even those lauding his office’s “major victories” in court.

by Michelle Pitcher, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Construction for OpenAI’s Stargate Milam County data center in Burlington, Texas on May 4, 2026.

Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas for a year

Hill County commissioners’ split vote to issue a moratorium appears to be a first in Texas.

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

In January, days after Trump’s inauguration, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order ordering “all appropriate state agencies to assist federal actors working under the direction of the Trump Administration with carrying out functions under federal immigration laws.”

Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas law that lets local and state police deport people

Senate Bill 4, set to go into effect next week, empowers state authorities bring charges against people for illegally crossing the border — traditionally a power reserved for the federal government.

by Sanford Nowlin May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign assures feds it’s returned illegal donations flagged in letter

The Federal Election Commission last month asked Paxton’s campaign to explain nearly $100,000 in donations that appeared to violate federal campaign law.

by Sanford Nowlin April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers make a traffic stop in southeast Austin on Aug. 7, 2023.

Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge Senate Bill 4, the 2023 law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Democratic donor platform ActBlue

Paxton alleges ActBlue allows improper donations from people outside the United States and those who have already hit the mandated donor limit.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a conservative conference.

Assclown Alert: Pretending to root out Medicaid fraud with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Paxton’s announcement isn’t about protecting taxpayers or rooting out Medicaid fraud. Once again, it’s political posturing.

by Sanford Nowlin April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

As Republican panic builds over James Talarico, operatives set up Stop Talarico PAC

The PAC was created the same day the Texas Democrat’s U.S. Senate campaign broke a fundraising record by hauling in $27 million over the first quarter.

by Sanford Nowlin April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

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Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico unveils plan to tax billionaires

‘Call me crazy, but I think your average working Texan should pay less in federal income taxes than your average billionaire,’ the Texas state rep said Monday.

by Stephanie Koithan April 14, 2026April 14, 2026