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Ken Paxton

News about Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General. Ken Paxton is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015. He previously served as Texas State Senator for the 8th district and the Texas State Representative for the 70th district.

Texas Bar drops case against AG Ken Paxton over election interference claims

Texas Bar drops case against AG Ken Paxton over election interference claims

The State Bar of Texas will not mover forward with it's case against Attorney General Ken Paxton after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the assistant attorney general in a similar case last month.

January 24, 2025 3:26pm CST
Supreme Court must decide if Texas' age verification for porn sites violates free speech

Supreme Court must decide if Texas' age verification for porn sites violates free speech

A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

January 15, 2025 9:17am CST
Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites heads before Supreme Court Wednesday

Texas law requiring age-verification for porn sites heads before Supreme Court Wednesday

A Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before allowing them access will go before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

January 14, 2025 1:06pm CST
Texas AG files another lawsuit against TikTok for deceptive promotion

Texas AG files another lawsuit against TikTok for deceptive promotion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the company of falsely promoting their app as safe for minors.

January 9, 2025 5:16pm CST
Ken Paxton's whistleblower case returns to Travis County District Court

Ken Paxton's whistleblower case returns to Travis County District Court

The Ken Paxton whistleblower case is returning to the Travis County 419th Civil District Court. It’s unclear exactly how the final judgment will be made, but a jury trial remains a possibility.

January 7, 2025 5:26pm CST
Texas Supreme Court dismisses state bar's lawsuit against assistant A.G. Brent Webster

Texas Supreme Court dismisses state bar's lawsuit against assistant A.G. Brent Webster

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a case against Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster that claimed professional misconduct when he was a named filer in a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election.

December 31, 2024 1:58pm CST
Texas AG sues NCAA to prevent biological men from competing in women's sports

Texas AG sues NCAA to prevent biological men from competing in women's sports

This lawsuit is meant to prevent biological men from "deceptively" competing in sex-specific competitions.

December 22, 2024 1:23pm CST
Texas lawmakers say AG Ken Paxton is trying to 'run out the clock' in Robert Roberson execution case

Texas lawmakers say AG Ken Paxton is trying to 'run out the clock' in Robert Roberson execution case

Texas lawmakers who stopped the execution of Robert Roberson hoped to hear testimony from him on Friday. After a motion filed by the Texas Attorney General's Office, that did not happen.

December 20, 2024 5:43pm CST
Texas House hearing goes on without death row inmate Robert Roberson

Texas House hearing goes on without death row inmate Robert Roberson

An attempt to bring death row inmate Robert Roberson to the State Capitol for a hearing was blocked again.

December 20, 2024 5:14pm CST
Ken Paxton files motion for protective order to prevent Robert Roberson from testifying

Ken Paxton files motion for protective order to prevent Robert Roberson from testifying

The Office of the Attorney General filed a motion for a protective order to prevent Robert Roberson from testifying at the State Capitol on Friday.

December 19, 2024 7:52pm CST
Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman

Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman

This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.

December 15, 2024 11:55am CST
Ken Paxton sues controversial South Austin homeless center

Ken Paxton sues controversial South Austin homeless center

A lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the court to shut down a homeless center he says is a public nuisance.

November 26, 2024 3:01pm CST
SpaceX lift-off and Bibles stories in schools: This Week in Texas Politics

SpaceX lift-off and Bibles stories in schools: This Week in Texas Politics

This Week in Texas Politics saw a South Texas blast off for Donald Trump, a back-out that resulted in Ken Paxton being left out, and a few surprising political pivots and resets.

November 22, 2024 5:53pm CST
Ken Paxton won't testify in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court rules

Ken Paxton won't testify in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court rules

The Texas Supreme Court said on Friday that Attorney General Ken Paxton does not need to testify under oath in a lawsuit filed by former employees.

November 22, 2024 3:36pm CST
Ken Paxton sues Dallas over voter-approved amendment to decriminalize marijuana

Ken Paxton sues Dallas over voter-approved amendment to decriminalize marijuana

Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Texas. Paxton's lawsuit says that municipalities cannot refuse to enforce Texas drug laws.

November 21, 2024 3:47pm CST
Austin real estate developer Nate Paul behind bars for contempt of court

Austin real estate developer Nate Paul behind bars for contempt of court

Austin real estate developer Nate Paul is serving ten days in jail for contempt of court in a long-running civil lawsuit.

November 15, 2024 8:14pm CST
Ken Paxton sues Dallas doctor for providing gender-affirming care to minors

Ken Paxton sues Dallas doctor for providing gender-affirming care to minors

This is the third Texas doctor to be sued by the Office of the Attorney General for allegedly violating a law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors.

November 8, 2024 12:00pm CST
DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations

DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations

The Department of Justice said it would send federal election monitors to polling locations in 8 Texas counties. Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing to keep them out.

November 5, 2024 8:22am CST
Travis County has not yet released records to FOX 7 Austin following Ken Paxton's ruling

Travis County has not yet released records to FOX 7 Austin following Ken Paxton's ruling

Travis County has yet to release records to FOX 7 after the Texas Attorney General ruled they must.

October 29, 2024 6:08pm CDT
Ken Paxton calls on Rep. Jeff Leach to resign over texts to judge in Robert Roberson case

Ken Paxton calls on Rep. Jeff Leach to resign over texts to judge in Robert Roberson case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for the resignation of state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, on Tuesday, arguing that Leach cannot effectively serve in the Texas House after improperly pleading with a judge to reconsider a death row inmate’s case.

October 29, 2024 5:44pm CDT
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