The attorney general has spent much of his administration suing President Biden over illegal immigration and the border crisis.
The only Republican on the court, Commissioner J.J. Koch (R-District 2), lost his seat to Democrat Andrew Sommerman.
Paxton has filed almost a dozen lawsuits against the Biden administration on illegal immigration.
Headlined by the gubernatorial campaign, below are 10 races in Texas to watch closely going into November.
Paxton explained that Biden “could easily” assume control of the Texas National Guard if the state tried to circumvent the U.S. government.
This is the first general election since the enactment of the Republican-backed Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021.
This week — Donald Trump will host a rally in Robstown, GOP candidates receiving Speaker Phelan’s help are listed, and the latest statewide candidate television ads are up.
This week — money raised, spent, left over, and in-state percentages of Texas’ statewide candidates are listed.
In December, the GOP judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals invalidated a state law empowering the attorney general to prosecute election fraud.
A process server indicated in a sworn statement that the attorney general fled as he tried to deliver papers in a suit initiated by pro-choice groups.
An Abbott-critical former state representative is ramping up campaign spending in support of the governor he hoped to unseat.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed at least nine separate lawsuits against the Biden administration over illegal immigration.
