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Paxton and Cornyn, facing off for Senate, use their official powers in Texas redistricting fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, ...
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John Cornyn enters critical window to change trajectory of Texas Senate primary against Ken Paxton
The annual summer break is a critical window for Texas’ senior senator, whose allies are blitzing the airwaves with ads ...
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AG Paxton investigates Soros-backed Texas Majority PAC for potential bribery
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced an investigation into a political action committee to see if it is ...
Texas legislative standoff stretches into fourth day as Democrats are told to return to the Capitol on Friday
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that if Democrats don't return to Austin on Friday, they will be fired.
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Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas warrants against Democrats who left the state
The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically ...
Abbott, Paxton launch legal blitz on fleeing Democrats in redistricting showdown
Texas leaders are trying to force a vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors Republicans — teeing up a showdown ...
AG Paxton investigates Beto O’Rourke’s political action committee for funding Texas House Democrats in redistricting standoff
As Texas Republicans continue to push for congressional redistricting in the legislature’s special session, Texas Attorney ...
The 'rarely used' legal authority that Texas AG Ken Paxton is wielding to threaten fleeing Democrats to return — or else 'be stripped' of their office
Republicans, in their bids to oust various officials from office and here a top Texas Democratic lawmaker, have warmed to a ...