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In a Monday statement commemorating the century mark of lawsuits, Paxton accused the Biden administration of routinely ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a separate amicus brief also arguing Smith “was illegally appointed” by Garland. The ...

As it stands, Republicans will continue to hold all of the court’s nine seats until at least 2026, when three other justices ...

Ken Paxton asked a judge to order Mr. Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal cases against Donald J. Trump, to ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents ...

Lawsuits filed as anti-trans ads plague 2024 election and dozens of states restrict access to gender-affirming care ...

Texas' highest court for criminal matters will have three new Republican members, all backed by AG Ken Paxton. Two of them ...

The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch ...