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Why Ken Paxton’s supporters in the Texas attorney general race are unbothered by his mounting scandals

Paxton’s backers say they’re looking past the FBI investigation into Paxton and his felony indictment because he’s a a strong conservative advocate fighting the Biden administration.

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With renewed attention on abortion, Democrats in attorney general runoff vow to defend reproductive rights

Rochelle Garza sued the Trump administration in 2017, seeking access to an abortion for an undocumented teenager. Joe Jaworski, a former Galveston mayor and a trial attorney for over three decades, presents himself as the more experienced candidate.

George P. Bush’s family name proves to be key obstacle in his race against Ken Paxton for attorney general

George P. Bush is running for attorney general as a Trump-supporting, hard-right social conservative. But voters associate his family name with the party’s moderate wing. That could hurt him in the Republican primary runoff.

Ken Paxton says he’s being sued by the state bar for misconduct over his lawsuit challenging the 2020 election

A few hours after saying he was being sued by the bar, Paxton’s office announced an investigation into the Texas Bar Foundation for “facilitating mass influx of illegal aliens.”

Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law

As Texas defends against accusations that its new political maps are discriminatory, it’s laying the groundwork to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out longstanding Voting Rights Act protections.

Cartel leader deported to US after Nuevo Laredo incidents of violence

The man who was arrested which reportedly sparked violence and explosions in Nuevo Laredo is now in the United States. Juan Gerardo Treviño Chavez, also known as “El Huevo,” has been deported. He is also the brother of Juan Francisco Kiko Treviño Chavez, who the Mexican government says is linked to drug trafficking. Following Chavez's arrest, Nuevo Laredo suddenly became an area described by many on social media as "a scene from Ukraine," as the country currently is being invaded by Russia. The Tamaulipas Public Security Secretariat confirmed that shots were fired against military installations and the U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo.

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Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids

District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governor’s directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.” The statewide injunction will remain in effect until the case is heard in July.

Democrat Lee Merritt suspends campaign for attorney general nine days after election day, clearing path for runoff

Merritt endorsed the top vote-getter, Rochelle Garza, who will face Joe Jaworski in the Democratic runoff for attorney general on May 24.

Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas Republicans

The issue is no longer contained to just the party’s fringes — and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.

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Analysis: Texas’ GOP runoffs hinge on a name that’s not on the ballot

Ken Paxton and George P. Bush are in a May runoff for attorney general — the top race on that GOP ballot. But a name that’s not on the ballot might be the biggest name in that race.

Rochelle Garza is headed into Democratic AG runoff, but her opponent is still undetermined

Former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt are in a heated battle for second place and a spot in a runoff in May.

George P. Bush, Ken Paxton prepare for a bitter primary runoff battle for Texas attorney general

Bush is the underdog in the race. He had fewer votes than Paxton in the primary, and Paxton carries the coveted endorsement from former President Donald Trump. But the incumbent is still battling his felony indictment and a newer FBI investigation.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed to a runoff against George P. Bush

The two-term incumbent, beset by a criminal indictment and FBI probe, will face Bush, the state’s land commissioner and scion of a political dynasty, in the May 24 runoff.

Analysis: Texas election day is a time to say goodbye to some well-known candidates

It’s cutting time. Expect to see some political names you know among Tuesday’s primary election losers.

Pushing falsehoods about Biden’s election is a plus for Republicans vying to be Texas’ top lawyer

Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, one of his challengers, have embraced disproven claims of 2020 election fraud. It’s a sentiment shared with most Texas Republicans, according to political experts.

Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt takes heat for lack of Texas law license in his bid for attorney general

Merritt is licensed in Pennsylvania. The state constitution doesn’t require the attorney general to be a licensed lawyer, but Merritt’s opponent has criticized his legal record.

Attacks fly in final days of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary fight

Paxton is targeting one of his challengers, Louie Gohmert, while another challenger, George P. Bush, is going after challenger Eva Guzman.

Whistleblowers say Ken Paxton is misleading Texans about his bribery and abuse-of-office allegations

The whistleblowers made their first statement about Paxton’s decision to fire them since filing a lawsuit against the attorney general.

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Texas ban on encouraging mail-in votes likely unconstitutional, judge rules

The challenged provision makes it a state jail felony for election officials to “solicit the submission” of an application to vote by mail if the voter did not request it.

Texas AG suing Fort Worth fitness influencer over 'deceptive' workout programs

The lawsuit filed in Dallas County court claims Brittany Davis, 30, deceived more than...

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Watch: Embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton fights for political life in GOP primary

The attorney general, who has had his own legal problems since his first year in office, is battling three GOP primary challengers: Eva Guzman, George P. Bush and Louie Gohmert.

Greg Abbott edges out Beto O’Rourke’s fundraising in first head-to-head reporting period

The two were neck and neck for the first 20 days of January, but Abbott has the advantage of a massive war chest that’s more than tenfold O’Rourke’s total cash on hand.

Analysis: Crime pays, politically speaking, for Texas AGs

A Texas attorney general is a civil lawyer, mostly concerned with regulatory, tax and administrative law. But to listen to the candidates, you’d think the state’s top lawyer was some kind of cop.

Texas Republicans pressure court to reverse decision blocking attorney general from prosecuting election cases

Republicans from Gov. Greg Abbott on down are pressuring the all-GOP Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse a December ruling that gutted the attorney general’s power to go after election cases on his own.

Ken Paxton still hasn’t disclosed donors who fueled most of his $2.8 million campaign haul

Paxton’s campaign admitted last week that it was having problems trying to report all his latest donor data and would file an amended report — but as of Tuesday, it had yet to do so.

Ken Paxton violated law and must release records related to Jan. 6 Trump rally, district attorney says

The Travis County district attorney, a Democrat, says the Republican attorney general has four days to provide communications, multiple Texas news outlets first reported.

Texas sues Planned Parenthood for $10 million in Medicaid payments

Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to claw back Medicaid payments made during the three years that Planned Parenthood was fighting in court to remain as a qualified health care provider.

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Federal appeals court to hear narrow challenge to Texas abortion law on Friday

In December, the U.S. Supreme Court left the law largely intact, allowing only a challenge against medical licensing officials to proceed. An appeals court will now consider whether to send the case to the Texas Supreme Court.

Statewide elections, a redder South Texas and Beto-mania: the biggest Texas political stories to watch for in 2022

Next year, every state official and every member of the Texas Legislature and Congress are up for election. That makes for a big year in Texas politics.

In his bid for attorney general, George P. Bush pitches himself as the toughest candidate on the border

Political observers say the move is a gamble. All three other major Republican candidates for attorney general, including incumbent Ken Paxton, have strong stances on border security.

Texas attorney general cannot unilaterally prosecute election cases, state's highest criminal court rules

The 8-1 decision came Wednesday from the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals.

Republican primary for attorney general heats up, with challengers taking aim at Ken Paxton’s legal troubles

With the candidate filing deadline behind them, the attorney general’s challengers jockey to establish themselves as best person to unseat him.

Texas’ ban on mask mandates in public schools back in place after federal appeals court ruling

Three-judge panel finds no "concrete, or actual or imminent, injury" caused by Abbott's ban on mask mandates.

Republican state Rep. Matt Krause drops out of attorney general’s race to run for Tarrant County district attorney

Krause had been among the primary challengers to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal problems have made him a target for both parties next year.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert joins Texas Republicans running against Attorney General Ken Paxton

Gohmert is at least the fourth GOP primary opponent that Paxton will face. At least three Democrats are also running for the job.

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert exploring run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary

Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over new COVID-19 vaccination rules for big businesses

The move comes a week after Texas filed a separate lawsuit over new vaccination rules for federal contractors.

Fights over the Alamo persist as George P. Bush seeks higher office

The redevelopment of the Alamo, which Bush oversees as land commissioner, has prompted pushback across the political spectrum.

Eva Guzman airs early ads in bid to stand out in crowded primary for attorney general

The former state Supreme Court justice is one of three Texas Republicans vying to unseat incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas’ near-total abortion ban will remain in effect as federal appeals court agrees to hear legal challenge

Senate Bill 8 barred abortions as early as six weeks, before many people know they are pregnant. It is the strictest abortion ban in the nation.

After staff members died from COVID-19, Waco ISD vows to keep mask mandate in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order

A judge has yet to decide in the state's lawsuit against the district for defying the governor's executive order.

How much Texas gets from multistate, $26 billion opioid settlement hinges on how many local governments sign on

The state and its political subdivisions could get up to $1.5 billion from the settlement. But some local governments are considering pursuing their own lawsuits against drug makers and distributors.

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s three Republican challengers criticize his legal problems — and pitch themselves as the best GOP nominee

Paxton is facing challenges from three fellow Republicans in his bid for a third term. In interviews at The Texas Tribune Festival, they each took him to task for the legal problems he has accrued in office, with two saying he should resign.

House Freedom Caucus member Matt Krause challenges Ken Paxton for Texas attorney general

The Fort Worth lawmaker, who has been close to Paxton, is the third serious primary challenger to emerge.

Watch: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks amid sexual harassment claims, impeachment inquiry

The New York Assembly Judiciary Committee announced Monday that it expects to finish reviewing evidence for impeachment within the next few weeks. The governor is expected to address the 165-page report, which includes interviews with 179 witnesses and a review of thousands of documents. The monthslong probe found that Cuomo "sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law," Attonery General Letitia James said at a press conference last week. There were no specific penalties tied to the report, James noted. Cuomo strongly denied the claims of the report last week.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will respond Tuesday to bombshell sexual harassment report by AG James

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accused of sexually harassing at least 11 women in a report overseen by Attorney General Letitia James.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets all-important endorsement from Donald Trump over fellow Republican George P. Bush

Paxton is facing a primary challenge from Bush, the land commissioner, as well as Eva Guzman, the former state Supreme Court justice.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter, ending lawsuit over First Amendment

Attorneys in the lawsuit, which was filed in April, argued that being blocked from viewing Paxton’s tweets limited the rights of people to access statements made by the public official, therefore violating the First Amendment.

Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, officially starts campaign for attorney general

The Republican made her bid official Monday, touting her experience and integrity. She'll face incumbent Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the primary.

Supreme Court tosses Texas-led Affordable Care Act challenge, preserving sweeping health care law

The 7-2 ruling said the plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue over the law. The court’s ruling did not include an official opinion on whether the law, commonly known as Obamacare, was constitutional.

Texas attorney general says state board can’t ban social workers from discriminating against people who are LGBTQ or have a disability

In a nonbinding opinion, Ken Paxton said the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council doesn’t have the authority to punish social workers who refuse service to clients based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or disability status.

Eva Guzman, former Texas Supreme Court justice, joins GOP primary challenge against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Guzman's candidacy adds a new dynamic to the primary that is already unfolding between incumbent Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. Bush.

Ken Paxton asks appeals court to toss whistleblower case brought by former top aides

In an 85-page brief filed Tuesday, the attorney general’s lawyers argue that under state law, a whistleblower must believe someone has broken the law, but the aides only reported that “they expected laws might be violated.”

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces run for attorney general against Ken Paxton

Bush made his challenge official Wednesday evening during an event at a downtown Austin bar. Former President Donald Trump said last week that he would issue an endorsement in the race "in the not-so-distant future."

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