Ken Paxton

The offices of governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor will remain in conservative hands as Texas Democrats continue their near-three-decade losing streak in statewide contests.

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

A federal judge who previously quashed the subpoena ruled that the attorney general must take the witness stand in a lawsuit from abortion funds.

In an affidavit, a process server said that the state’s top attorney tried to evade him as he attempted to deliver a subpoena from an abortion fund’s lawsuit against the state.

TPR's David Martin Davies looks at how a new ruling by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatens election security. Grifters are cashing in on false claims of election fraud. And the big impact of little inconveniences on voters.

The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.

“We need a new legislature. We need new statewide leadership. We need a new governor, Lieutenant governor. We need to fight for us because these folks that are in office don't care about us," she said.

The state’s high court allowed the investigations to continue but said the Texas Department of Family Protective Services is not bound by Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton’s orders.

Texas primary runoff day is May 24. The big race for both parties is for Texas attorney general. With a vulnerable Paxton on the November ballot, Democrats see this as a chance to win a key battle in the culture war.

The policy known as Title 42 is set to expire in late May but Paxton is asking for an immediate halt to the pending termination.