Ken Paxton

Paxton is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn.

Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time.

It will be the first test of whether Roy's at times frosty relationship with President Trump — and his turn against Paxton — can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary.

Paxton accused Beto O'Rourke's group of improperly funding the quorum break by Texas House Democrats.

Legislative activity continues to stall at the Capitol after more 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan.

The Texas attorney general accused the organization, Powered by People, of running a financial influence scheme that convinced Texas Democratic lawmakers to travel out-of-state, leaving the Legislature in limbo.

Two attorneys recently fired from the state's funeral regulation agency say the Attorney General's office sent them cease-and-desist letters shortly after they spoke about their experiences with KERA News.

The attorney general issued an opinion after Texas House Democrats broke quorum in 2021, stating that the move could allow Gov. Greg Abbott to replace lawmakers with appointees of his choosing.

Proposed bills in the Texas House would restore the Attorney General's power to independently prosecute election fraud, mirroring a Senate plan that's already advancing at the Capitol.

Mortgage documents signed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, contained inaccurate statements declared that each of those three houses was a primary residence, enabling the now-estranged couple to lock in low interest rates and save tens of thousands of dollars in mortgage payments, according to an Associated Press review of public records.