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The attorneys general of the Republic of Texas and the first four attorneys general under the 1845 state constitution were appointed by the governor. The office was made elective in 1850 by constitutional amendment. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term. In 2013, former Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he would not seek ...
Texas v. Pennsylvania, 592 U.S. ___ (2020), was a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the administration of the 2020 presidential election in four states in which Joe Biden defeated then-incumbent president Donald Trump.
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states, ... Pennsylvania: Democratic: January 17, 2023: 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, has filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor who allegedly prescribed abortion drugs to a woman in the Lone Star State, violating Texas law.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. American politician and lawyer Ken Paxton Paxton in 2021 51st Attorney General of Texas Incumbent Assumed office January 5, 2015 Suspended: May 27, 2023 – September 16, 2023 [a] Governor Rick Perry Greg Abbott Preceded by Greg Abbott Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district In ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion drugs to a resident in Texas, where nearly all abortions are banned.
The Commonwealth Attorneys Act of 1980 [6] established the Office of Attorney General as an independent office headed by an elected attorney general. [7] The office has the responsibility for the prosecution of those crimes prosecuted by the commonwealth, including organized crime and public corruption, as well as civil litigation on behalf of some, but not all, commonwealth agencies and the ...