Five years into Ken Paxton’s career as Texas attorney general, the far-right Republican faced devastating allegations from members of his own team. Indeed, high-level aides from Paxton’s own ...

But he was later acquitted at his impeachment trial in the GOP-led state Senate. Paxton was also investigated by the Texas State Bar over his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday night that he will run for the U.S. Senate. The announcement comes as Paxton no longer faces the cloud of a ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sounded triumphant on Thursday over a report that the Department of Justice had declined to prosecute him as part of a corruption investigation ahead of former ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after previously hinting at launching a bid against his incumbent GOP colleague Sen. John Cornyn (Texas).

John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Gooden, a four-term lawmaker who represents a congressional district which includes parts of eastern Dallas as well as large swaths of suburban ...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) called state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) a “con man” and “fraud,” vowing to fight back and prevail against Paxton’s bid to primary him. Cornyn told ...

The federal criminal investigation into corruption allegations was the most serious inquiry Paxton faced. Its end nearly clears his slate of numerous legal battles. Texas Attorney General Ken ...

A Travis County judge has awarded $6.7 million to four whistleblowers who were fired after they reported Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI for alleged corruption. In a judgment late Friday ...

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A district court judge awarded $6.6 million combined to four whistleblowers who were fired shortly after they reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI. “By a preponderance of the ...

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