Ken Paxton

The upcoming race for the Texas U.S. Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the nation's more interesting contests. Incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn is being eclipsed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the GOP nomination. Former NASA Astronaut Terry Virts is running for the Democratic nomination while other Dems ready their own campaign launches.

A Texas appeals court prevented the city from moving forward with its plan to allocate $100,000 for "downstream" reproductive health services — likely including abortion travel — until a lawsuit worked its way through the judicial process.

The poll also shows the Texas attorney general leading the state’s senior senator by 7 points if U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt enters next year's Republican primary for Cornyn's Senate seat. But Paxton’s lead drops to within the margin of error against his most likely Democratic challengers in the general election.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has his eyes on Washington. On Tuesday, he announced that he will challenge U.S. Senator John Cornyn in 2026. Cornyn has represented Texas in Congress for more than two decades. Here's a primer on what we know about the faceoff so far.

The attorney general positions himself as a disruptor against the Republican establishment embodied in the longtime Senate fixture.

The suit accuses the City of San Antonio of 'circumventing Texas's pro-life protections' and calls for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief.

Paxton, along with 11 other state attorneys general, signed on to letters accusing 20 major law firms of potentially breaking state and federal law with hiring policies meant to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion.

Paxton, who was accused of abusing his office to help a campaign donor, also beat impeachment charges based on these same corruption allegations.

Authorities say Maria Margarita Rojas presented herself as a gynecologist without a medical license.

A newly released audit shows the state spent more than $5.1 million on the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2023.