Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claims Texas House spent $4.4M on Paxton impeachment
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said records turned over by the Texas House show the chamber spent more than $4 million during the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas sues NCAA, calls for 'sex screening' of athletes
Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the courts to require the NCAA to perform sex screenings on its student-athletes to determine their eligibility.
Advocates concerned Texas lawsuit targeting transgender protections could lead to end of Section 504
A lawsuit from 17 states against adding gender dysphoria as a protected disability has advocates of other disabilities worried.
Texas judge fines NY doctor $100K for prescribing abortion pills to Collin County woman
A New York doctor has been ordered to pay $100,000 in fines after she prescribed abortion pills to a 20-year-old Texas woman.
Ken Paxton considering US Senate run against John Cornyn: reports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.
Supreme Court must decide if Texas' age verification for porn sites violates free speech
A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites heads before Supreme Court Wednesday
A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Texas lawmakers say AG Ken Paxton is trying to 'run out the clock' in Robert Roberson execution case
Texas lawmakers who stopped the execution of Robert Roberson hoped to hear testimony from him on Friday. After a motion filed by the Texas Attorney General's Office, that did not happen.
Ken Paxton files motion for protective order to prevent Robert Roberson from testifying
The Office of the Attorney General filed a motion for a protective order to prevent Robert Roberson from testifying at the State Capitol on Friday.
Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman
This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.
Ken Paxton won't testify in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court rules
The Texas Supreme Court said on Friday that Attorney General Ken Paxton does not need to testify under oath in a lawsuit filed by former employees.
Ken Paxton sues Dallas over voter-approved amendment to decriminalize marijuana
Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Texas. Paxton's lawsuit says that municipalities cannot refuse to enforce Texas drug laws.
Ken Paxton sues Dallas doctor for providing gender-affirming care to minors
This is the third Texas doctor to be sued by the Office of the Attorney General for allegedly violating a law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors.
DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations
The Department of Justice said it would send federal election monitors to polling locations in 8 Texas counties. Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing to keep them out.
Ken Paxton calls on Rep. Jeff Leach to resign over texts to judge in Robert Roberson case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the resignation of state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, on Tuesday, arguing that Leach cannot effectively serve in the Texas House after improperly pleading with a judge to reconsider a death row inmate’s case.
Texas attorney general accuses Jeff Leach of sending 'unethical' text messages in Robert Roberson case
Text messages appear to show the Republican state rep. from Plano asking one of the judges who rejected the death row inmate's appeal to reconsider in order to give Roberson another chance. AG Ken Paxton quickly reacted, saying it was a clear violation of the the state's rules on professional conduct.
State lawmakers to Ken Paxton: 'We won't quit' looking into Robert Roberson case
Texas state representatives released a 16-page response to an Office of the Attorney General who has called on Robert Roberson to be executed.
Texas pornography law, abortion, ghost guns among cases to be heard by U.S. Supreme Court
The justices were deeply divided in decisions last year, and there are a handful of cases that could divide the high court again.
Texas sues TikTok over claims app illegally shares minor's data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok for allegedly violating state law.
Texas Supreme Court denies Ken Paxton's latest attempt to block state fair gun ban
“This Court cannot possibly order the State Fair to allow handguns to be carried at this year’s Fair when the party seeking that relief does not even argue that Texas law obligates the Fair to do so," one of the justices wrote in a legal opinion.