AG Paxton Says GOP Rep 'Must Resign' After Confession of Texting Judge on Behalf of Death Row Inmate
Rep. Jeffrey Leach apologized and dismissed Paxton's request : "I'm not afraid to admit when I mess up."
Texas Nonprofit to Continue Registering Voters After Pause on AG Paxton's 'Noncitizen' Investigation
Top state Republicans continue to voice concerns about noncitizen voting even though there's no solid evidence of them swaying election results.
Texas AG Paxton Sues Biden Administration For Not Giving Him More Data to Verify Noncitizen Voters
As the election nears, Paxton ramps up efforts to target noncitizen voters.
Robert Roberson Absent From Hearing as AG Paxton and Gov. Abbott Condemn Texas Lawmakers Who Halted Execution
The bipartisan group of lawmakers who helped halt the execution stood by their decision: "We have to make sure this never happens again."
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Being Used by AG Paxton to Investigate Nonprofits in The State
The ruling could impact ongoing investigations Paxton's office has launched against various nonprofit groups that advocate for immigrant and Latino rights.
Amid Noncitizen Voting Claims, Texas AG Seeks Federal Help to Confirm Citizenship for 450,000 Texans
Republicans have been pushing the theory for months even though studies have shown little evidence
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Austin Over $400K Abortion Travel Assistance
In the 2024-2025 budget, Austin allocated $400,000 to help residents with travel expenses, like airfare, gas, hotels, child care, and food, when traveling out-of-state for an abortion after Texas banned almost all abortions in the summer of 2022.
Texas Supreme Court Deals New Blow to AG Ken Paxton, Upholds State Fair's Gun Ban
The attorney general had been waging a legal fight to overturn the decision, implemented after a shooting took place at the event last year
Texas AG Ken Paxton Targets New Nonprofit Providing Aid to Migrants
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center received an investigative demand over any ties with the sponsorship program allowing people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to migrate legally to the U.S.
Court Rules Texas State Fair Can Ban Guns But AG Paxton Wants to Take it With the State Supreme Court
The event is set to start on Friday
Travis County Leaders Respond To Texas AG Paxton's Voter Registration Lawsuit By Suing Him Back
County officials seek federal oversight, accusing Texas Attorney General of voter suppression efforts.
House faces October 1 deadline to avoid government shutdown over voter eligibility bill
Debate over SAVE Act fuels tensions, with key Texan lawmakers warning of election disruption and military impacts.
Weeks after Texas AG raids against several activists, LULAC has ramped up voter registration in the state
"Our members have gone from shock to anger to resolve and are doubling their commitment to register voters", said the organization's CEO
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is now suing Travis County over voter registration efforts
Earlier in September, Paxton filed two lawsuits against Harris and Bexar counties over their plans to register voters via mail.
Texas Attorney General continues targeting Latino-heavy Harris and Bexar counties over voter registration
According to 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Latinos make up around 40.2% of the Texas' total population
Texas AG Paxton sues Dallas over ban on firearms at State Fair after deadline to comply passes
"I warned fifteen days ago that if they did not end their unlawful conduct I would see them in court, and now I will," Paxton said in a statement
A group of undocumented immigrants file motion to defend the government's "parole in place" program in court
The program was paused by a federal judge on Monday, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the Biden administration's flagship measures on immigration
Texas Attorney General Sues Houston Immigrant Rights Group Over Political Criticism
The state requested that FIEL's corporate registration be revoked, its certificate of formation canceled, the organization dissolved, and a permanent order issued to prevent the group from doing business in Texas again.
Texas AG again sues Biden administration for its workforce protections of transgender employees
The suit takes place one day after a federal judge in Texas expanded a ruling that blocks protections for LGBTQ students in the state
Texas AG gives Dallas hard deadline to allow guns into State Fair
The decision to ban guns from the event has drawn ire from local Republicans. AG Ken Paxton gave Dallas "fifteen days to fix the issue."
Despite ruling deeming his efforts "unenforceable", Texas AG revives goal to close migrant shelter
Ken Paxton alleges the shelter network Annunciation House aids illegal migration by "operating a stash house"