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Texas attorney general, Paxton and US Senate

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3d

Now that Paxton is running for US Senate, who will run for open Texas attorney general seat?

Freshman state Rep. Mitch Little, a Lewisville Republican who before being elected to the Texas House was part of Paxton's legal team that helped him beat the charges in the 2023 Texas Senate impeachment trial, told the American-Statesman that he also is considering running for attorney general.

Texas Standard · 1d

Two names currently make up race to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general

Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a primary challenge to incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn. Two big names have already thrown their hat in the ring to replace Paxton.

CBS News on MSN · 5d

After Trump weigh-in, will a third Republican join Cornyn and Paxton in Texas Senate primary?

Paxton is close to the president, but Minchillo said Mr. Trump needs Cornyn's help in the Senate to pass his tax and spending cuts. "He's helped him out in the Senate, and he will continue to help him out in the Senate and get the president's agenda over the line," said Minchillo.

2don MSN

Why the GOP is nervous about Ken Paxton's Senate run

Sen. John Cornyn has long been a reliable conservative in Congress. But that may not be enough to get the Texas Republican ...

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Texas developer at center of Paxton's impeachment sentenced to supervised release, $1 million fine

A real estate developer, whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican’s ...

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Austin developer central to Ken Paxton's impeachment case gets probation after bank fraud plea

An Austin real estate developer who was central to Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment case was sentenced on Wednesday ...

Why's it called that? Town carries Charles Paxton's name, like him or not

In Paxton, Charles Paxton had plenty of detractors. In the early days of the town, after it was created from nearly equal ...

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Ken Paxton v. John Cornyn is shaping up to be a bare-knuckle primary battle for US Senate

Both candidates for the March 2026 primary come out swinging as the early jockeying for one of the top political prizes in ...

4don MSN

Lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that could end accommodations for certain special needs students paused

More than 400,000 students in Texas benefit from 504 plans in school, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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Trump says he’ll determine Paxton-Cornyn endorsement ‘at the right time’

President Trump said Saturday he would determine a potential endorsement in an explosive GOP primary for a Texas Senate seat ...

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Ken Paxton says 'no case against Hidalgo' after Cornyn accuses him of going soft

On a podcast, Texas AG Ken Paxton says insufficient evidence led to dropped Lina Hidalgo-related bid-rigging case.

Paxton files lawsuits against Dallas over gun restrictions at city-owned venues

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed two lawsuits against the City of Dallas, alleging the city unlawfully barred ...

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Texas House moves to give AG Ken Paxton $64K in pay he lost while impeached

Paxton was impeached by the Texas House in May 2023 but acquitted months later by the Senate, meaning he went without pay for ...

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