Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Saturday formally endorsed Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) in his campaign for Texas attorney general, praising his former chief of staff and longtime ally as a “battle-tested warrior” and “fierce defender of the Constitution.”
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a four-term congressman and member of the House Freedom Caucus, announced on Thursday his run for attorney general of Texas in 2026, pledging to defend the state’s legacy of liberty and security while bringing his experience as a federal prosecutor, former First Assistant Attorney General, and congressional leader back home.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit on Friday to pursue judicial declarations that 13 seats held by runaway House Democrats have been vacated due to continued unlawful absences. The move comes after many House Democrats refused orders to return to the Texas Capitol to resume their duties in the called special session.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation into whether Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s political group’s contributions to the House Democratic Caucus members are breaking the law. The investigation could lead to bribery charges if the State can prove the group is paying legislators not to exercise their vote on the measure to redistrict Texas’s congressional seats.
Governor Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Tuesday night with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to begin the process for the removal of House Democrat Caucus Chairman Gene Wu and others. The Chairman, along with most of his Democrat House colleagues, fled the state to block a quorum in protest of the GOP’s efforts to carry out congressional seat redistricting.
The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed for divorce in Collin County, Texas, on Thursday. Angela Paxton, a popular Texas state senator, alleges adultery as a fault ground in the divorce petition. In a statement on social media, she also cited “recent discoveries.”
Texas State Senator Joan Huffman added her name to the growing list of Republicans vying to succeed Ken Paxton as the next attorney general for the Lone Star State. Paxton is not running for re-election and will run to unseat Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the 2026 Republican Primary Election.
Officials with the Texas House of Representatives asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to leave the House Floor during a session on Tuesday.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cut a plea deal with prosecutors that could lead to the dismissal of the felony securities fraud charges. Prosecutors indicted Paxton on the charges in 2015.
The State of Texas secured a rehearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that will allow the floating buoy barrier installed in the Rio Grande to remain in place until the full court hears the case. The en banc court hearing will take place in May 2024 and reverses a prior ruling ordering the state to remove the barrier system.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Army National Guard soldiers remain posted at temporary gates erected at the entrance to a city-owned park along the Rio Grande. The park was seized by order of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and closed off to Border Patrol agents unless their entrance into the area is first coordinated with state law enforcement and the Texas Military Department.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued a scathing rebuke of the House of Representatives following the Senate’s acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton. House Speaker Dade Phelan quickly responded that Patrick admitted his bias after promising to be an impartial judge in the trial.
The Texas Senate voted that Texas Attorney General Kenneth Warren Paxton, Jr. should be acquitted. The majority vote on each article in his impeachment trial was for acquittal. The senators voted to dismiss the four remaining impeachment articles and adjourn for the session, Sine Die.
The Texas Senate “jurors” completed their deliberation and returned to the chambers to deliver their verdict on the 16 Articles of Impeachment against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. The verdicts will determine if the impeached attorney general will be removed from or return to his office and duties.
Lawyers for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton put on his defense and rested on Day 8 of his impeachment trial. One of Paxton’s lawyers accurately summed up the case as essentially a “rebuttal case at this point, not really a defense.” Paxton’s lawyers called only four witnesses for his defense – all current employees of Paxton.
Closing arguments in the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton begin on Friday morning in the Capitol. House Managers and the defense team will present their summation to the 30 voting senators serving as jurors in the impeachment trial.
Texas House “prosecutors” started Day 7 of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton by calling his mistress as a witness. Whistleblowers testified that the AG met with his top brass and wife in September 2018 and admitted he had an affair with Laura Olson.
The defense of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton takes center stage in the impeachment trial on Thursday after the House rested Wednesday evening.
Texas House “prosecutors” started Day 7 of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton by calling Laura Olson as a witness. Witnesses testified that Paxton called a meeting in September of 2018 and admitted to his top brass and his wife that he had an affair with Olson.
During Day 6 of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, House Impeachment managers called the special prosecutor hired to investigate state and federal investigators. These included officials who were investigating Nate Paul, and AG Paxton’s securities fraud cases. A “prosecution” witness from the bank said they had to stop the foreclosure of Paxton’s donor’s properties and that pulling the foreclosure due to the controversial AG opinion benefitted the donor.
During the sixth day of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, House Impeachment managers called the special prosecutor hired to investigate the AG’s and his donor’s investigators, including investigators who were also investigating Paxton and his securities fraud cases. The “prosecution” witness from the bank said they had to stop the foreclosure of Paxton’s donor properties and that pulling the foreclosure due to the AG opinion letter benefitted the donor.
House Managers in the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton are expected to wrap up their case during Day 6 of testimony.
The fifth day of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton included reports of adultery and misuse of State resources for private purposes. His former chief of staff testified that “50 percent” of executive-level staff time was spent on activities to benefit donor Natin “Nate” Paul, and it “was directed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.” Paxton wanted to have his office investigate the federal and DPS investigators who were investigating his donor and him, witnesses testified.
Day five of the Texas Senate Impeachment Trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton opened with direct testimony from Mark Penley. Mr. Penley served as deputy attorney general for law enforcement before resigning.
House Impeachment Managers continued to call “prosecution” witnesses during day four of the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. One of the witnesses, a Texas law enforcement “icon,” testified he warned Paxton that conducting an investigation for the benefit of donor Nate Paul could end up with them getting indicted. He called Paul a “criminal” who was “running a Ponzi scheme.”
A Texas Ranger “Icon” turned AG whistleblower took the stand on day four of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton. David M. Maxwell, Jr., a distinguished Texas law enforcement officer with 25 years experience as a Texas Ranger, testified that he told the AG that both of them could get indicted if they interfered in the FBI’s investigation of Paxton’s donor, Nate Paul.
Day four of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton kicked off in the Capitol at 9 a.m.
Day three of the Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton began with testimony by Ryan Bangert, former deputy first assistant under AG Paxton.
The first morning of the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Warren Ken Paxton, Jr., began with consideration of Paxton’s motions to dismiss the articles of impeachment. The Texas senators serving as jurors soundly rejected Paxton’s argument that the Prior-Term “Forgiveness” Doctrine should result in the dismissal of the impeachment proceedings.
The impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton begins at 9 a.m. CDT on Tuesday. The trial is expected to last at least two to three weeks as House impeachment managers present witness testimony and more than 4,000 pages of evidence. Paxton’s lawyers are expected to move for the articles of impeachment to be dismissed under the “prior term doctrine,” claiming the alleged offenses occurred before the last election.
The Texas Senate impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. begins on Tuesday, September 5. Paxton, a former Texas state senator, faces sixteen articles of impeachment. Paxton must enter a guilty or not guilty plea to each article brought against him.
The Texas Senate passed a resolution containing 31 rules for the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. The trial is scheduled to begin on September 5 at 9 a.m.
Texas authorities raided an elections office in the border county of Starr to investigate alleged illegal ballot harvesting during the November 2022 local elections.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed an interim attorney general on Wednesday afternoon. The action by the governor followed the automatic suspension of Attorney General Ken Paxton that resulted from his impeachment by the Texas House of Representatives on Saturday.
The Texas House of Representatives announced the appointment of 12 managers to present evidence in the Senate impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. No date or schedule has been announced by the Senate.
The Texas House of Representatives will convene on Saturday at 1 p.m. to act on 20 articles of impeachment filed against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The House General Investigations Committee, composed of three Republicans and two Democrats referred the articles of impeachment to the House on Thursday evening.
The Texas House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of 20 articles of impeachment against the state’s attorney general. A vote on the floor of the Texas House to impeach Ken Paxton could occur by the weekend and would result, if approved by a majority vote, in his suspension as attorney general pending a trial in the Texas Senate.
Two of the primary providers in Texas ceased performing abortions on Friday after the Attorney General warned they could be prosecuted immediately.
Attorney General primary candidate George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and the nephew of former President George W. Bush, was rejected by Republican voters in all but five of Texas’s 254 counties.
The Texas Attorney General race is apparently headed for a run-off election, with Paxton holding a lead several points below 50 percent.
