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Paxton opens door to FBI involvement in Texas fight after initial pushback

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday signaled he was open to getting the FBI involved in the redistricting ...

Ken Paxton’s long-distance quest for a Trump endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...
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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.

Texas Republicans eye Wesley Hunt for Senate amid fears Paxton-Cornyn battle doomed

Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 midterm elections, as Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) chances ...
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CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary in Texas: ‘Democrats Do Have a True Shot’ If Ken Paxton Wins

A CNN panel moderated by Manu Raju previewed a brutal GOP Senate primary in Texas -- and the nightmare candidate who might emerge from it -- on Tuesday. The post CNN Previews Brutal GOP Senate Primary ...
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Texas AG can't depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules

The three-judge panel agreed with a lower court that Ken Paxton’s office can’t question officials from Catholic Charities ...
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Texas lawmakers move to restore AG Ken Paxton’s power to prosecute election fraud

Proposed bills in the Texas House would restore the Attorney General's power to independently prosecute election fraud, ...

Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove top Democrat

The redistricting battle in Texas continues to escalate as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state Supreme Court to ...