Tag: Ken Paxton
Appeals court allows whistleblower lawsuit against Paxton to proceed
By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
A state appeals court found Thursday that former deputies of Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired after accusing...
January 6 investigators want Paxton’s communications with Trump officials
By Bethany Irvine | The Texas Tribune
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has requested communications between...
Trump endorses Paxton for 3rd term as Texas attorney general
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received former President Donald Trump's endorsement Monday for election to a third term, in which...
George P. Bush outraises Attorney General Ken Paxton
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune
Land Commissioner George P. Bush kicked off his attorney general campaign by outraising the incumbent, fellow Republican Ken Paxton,...
AG Paxton agrees to stop blocking people on Twitter
By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will no longer block users from his personal account for expressing “First Amendment-protected viewpoints”...
State bar investigating Texas attorney general
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The Texas bar association is investigating whether state Attorney General Ken Paxton's failed efforts to overturn the...
9 Texans sue state AG Paxton for blocking users on Twitter
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nine Texans have sued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming he blocked them on Twitter for criticizing him or his...
Land Commissioner George P. Bush “seriously considering” run for Texas AG
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said Thursday he is "seriously considering" running for attorney general in 2022 — and detailed how he would...
Whistleblower lawsuit against Texas AG can continue, judge rules
AUSTIN, Texas — A state judge has rejected a bid to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit by four former executives who said they were fired...
FBI probe of Texas AG expands to look at home renovations
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The FBI is investigating renovations made to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's million-dollar home as part of...