Assclown of the Year: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is an utter embarrassment to Texas

Patrick tried to pretend he was an impartial overseer of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, but it should clear it was rigged from day one.

by Sanford Nowlin December 21, 2023June 27, 2025

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Judge orders Ken Paxton to answer questions under oath in whistleblower suit

Paxton and three top aides would be required to answer with inquiries into allegations of bribery and corruption brought by his former employees.

by Sanford Nowlin December 21, 2023September 15, 2024

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Texas woman who sued over abortion ban leaves state for procedure

The Texas Attorney Genera’s office won an emergency stay from the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, leaving Kate Cox and her terminally ill fetus in limbo.

by Michael Karlis December 11, 2023March 17, 2024

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Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an abortion

After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune December 8, 2023July 17, 2024

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Texas Attorney General threatens to go after doctors who give emergency abortion to Kate Cox

Cox’s fetus had an abnormality from which it’s likely to die before or shortly after birth.

by Michael Karlis December 8, 2023December 28, 2024

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Assclown Alert: Tamping down on free speech to score political points with Texas AG Ken Paxton

Paxton announced his office is investigating watchdog group Media Matters for ‘potentially fraudulent activity’ after it reported on white supremacist content on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

by Sanford Nowlin November 30, 2023May 30, 2025

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Whistleblowers ask judge to order Ken Paxton, aides to sit for depositions

The motion, filed Tuesday, comes a week after a judge in Burnet County allowed the 3-year-old whistleblower lawsuit to proceed.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune November 22, 2023October 16, 2024

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Texas age-verification law for porn sites goes into effect while pending appeal

Although a federal judge declared the law ‘unconstitutional on its face,’ an appeals court ruled that it can go into effect while legal challenges play out.

by Michael Karlis November 21, 2023June 8, 2025

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Judge sets trial date in for Texas AG Ken Paxton’s delayed securities fraud case

The trial, set to begin April 15, is one of several legal woes that remain on the horizon for Paxton.

by Sanford Nowlin October 31, 2023June 28, 2024

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Two of Ken Paxton’s top deputies depart attorney general’s office

Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune show the attorneys were expected to return to work after the impeachment trial ended and their extended absence raised concerns internally about the offices’ ability to function properly.

by Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune October 21, 2023May 30, 2025

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Torchy’s Denounces Nazis, School Vouchers: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

The taco chain released a statement speaking out against hate groups after men in Nazi attire were seen dining in one of its Ft. Worth restaurants.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 13, 2023November 17, 2023

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Ken Paxton retaliates over impeachment trial with endorsements against GOP incumbents

Paxton targeted House Speaker Dade Phelan and other Republicans who sought to see him removed from office over corruption allegations.

by Sanford Nowlin October 6, 2023December 16, 2023

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Lawsuit by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s accusers can continue, Texas Supreme Court rules

The whistleblower lawsuit, which argues that four senior staffers were improperly fired in retaliation for reporting Paxton to the FBI, returns to a Travis County trial court for action.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune September 29, 2023November 23, 2024

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‘We are not going away’: Paxton whistleblowers vow to continue legal fight in court

On Monday, the former state employees argued that Paxton has failed to uphold key parts of the settlement agreement, including a $3.3 million payment and a promise to apologize.

by Robert Downen and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune September 26, 2023September 29, 2023

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Paxton critics pile on, calling impeachment trial rigged

House Speaker Dade Phelan wrote an op-ed for his hometown newspaper saying the ‘fix was in from the start,’ while other Republican officials are calling for Phelan’s resignation.

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune September 23, 2023September 23, 2024

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Impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could end this week

Both sides are quickly burning through their allotted time for testimony and cross examination of witnesses.

by Sanford Nowlin September 12, 2023September 26, 2023

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AG’s former top cop says he warned Paxton about ‘criminal’ Paul

David Maxwell, a veteran law enforcement officer who served as the attorney general’s director of law enforcement, said he repeatedly told Paxton that Paul was a criminal — potentially of historic proportions.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune September 9, 2023September 15, 2023

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Texas Senate refuses all of Paxton’s attempts to throw out impeachment charges

The most support any of his pretrial motions received was from 10 out of the Senate’s total of 30 lawmakers.

by Sanford Nowlin September 5, 2023September 12, 2023

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s habit of refusing to defend state agencies cost taxpayers

Records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune give deeper insight into how Paxton’s representation denials often pushed agencies to look for outside legal counsel that was ultimately funded by taxpayers.