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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. 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 ...
The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer [1] of the U.S. state of Texas. The current officeholder, Republican Ken Paxton , has served in the position since January 5, 2015. History
A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States. Abbott was the third Republican to serve as attorney general of Texas since the Reconstruction era.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened two of the state’s most populous — and Democratic-leaning — urban counties with lawsuits over their plans to register voters by mail. Paxton ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton takes the stage to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas on August 5, 2022.
In the wake of his impeachment acquittal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton floated a potential primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is up for re-election in 2026.
The 2022 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton won re-election to his third term. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Paxton won 233 counties and won the popular vote by a margin of 9.7%, underperforming Governor Greg Abbott 's concurrent bid for re ...
Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote ...