Feb 18 Watch 5:53 What the Texas primaries could reveal about the midterms By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Early voting is underway in Texas, a key state in the battle for control of the House and Senate. State Rep. James Talarico is one of a handful of Democrats running to flip the state’s Senate seat blue this fall… Continue watching
Feb 16 Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against Cornyn By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. Continue reading
Apr 03 DOJ declined to prosecute Texas attorney general in final weeks of Biden's term, AP reports By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Continue reading
Mar 26 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes deal to end securities fraud charges weeks before trial By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Paxton's attorneys emphasized in a statement Tuesday that he made no admission of guilt under the agreement. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton's request to pause abortion ruling In our news wrap Saturday, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion, Israel hit targets across Gaza as its war with Hamas… Continue watching
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:00 Key takeaways from Texas Senate's acquittal of AG Paxton's corruption charges By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn The GOP-controlled Texas Senate voted Saturday to acquit state Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment, including bribery, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and abuse of the public trust. The charges largely centered on Paxton’s relationship with a wealthy… Continue watching
Sep 16 Texas Attorney General Paxton acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The verdict reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state and is a broader victory for Texas’ hard right after an extraordinary trial that put on display fractures within the GOP nationally heading into the 2024 elections. Continue reading
Sep 15 Texas Senate begins deliberations at Republican Attorney General Paxton's impeachment trial By Paul J. Weber, Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Paxton faces 16 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power as Texas' top lawyer to protect a donor who was under FBI investigation. Continue reading
Sep 13 Woman with whom Texas Attorney General Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former employees say he had on extramarital affair is expected to be called to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. Continue reading