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FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit

By Ken Miller - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas attorney general sues to stop mass voter registration mailings

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, surround Big Tex as storm clouds move in above, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas A.G. Ken Paxton sues to block gun ban at the sprawling State Fair of Texas

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President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the National Governors Association in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Texas sues to stop new Biden amnesty for migrant spouses

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) **FILE**

Texas AG sues GM over selling driver data

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

State Fair of Texas bans guns, drawing threats of legal action from AG Ken Paxton

By Jamie Stengle - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) **FILE**

The Texas attorney general is investigating a key Boeing supplier and asking about diversity

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, second from right, talks with his defense attorneys Philip Hilder, from left, Dan Cogdell, and Anthony Osso, Jr., after Paxton appeared in the 185th District Court for a hearing in his securities fraud case, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at the Harris County criminal courthouse in Houston. Paxton was expected back in court Tuesday, March 26, 2024, and closer than ever before to standing trial on felony securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal to end securities fraud charges after 9 years

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Students hold flags as they protest, Aug. 30, 2023, in Katy, Texas. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, LGBTQ+ advocacy group PFLAG National filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General's office after being asked to hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families

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In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas moves to shut down charity that houses illegal immigrants over smuggling allegations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters as the Senate dashes to wrap up votes on amendments on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cornyn pushes back after Texas attorney general criticizes his vote for foreign aid

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association, Sept. 10, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Paxton sought to end a whistleblower lawsuit by former top staff members on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, announcing his agency would not contest the facts of the case and would accept any judgement. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas AG Paxton won’t contest facts of whistleblower lawsuit central to his 2023 impeachment

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state's second acting attorney general following Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes, the governor’s office announced Monday, July 10. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas sues Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine: ‘The pandemic did not end; it got worse’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 18, 2011 file photo, Dr. Love Paul, left, Pearl Paul, and their son Nate Paul, right, attend the 2011 Texas Inaugural Celebration at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas. The Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charged with additional federal crimes. The new indictment of Nate Paul alleges that he defrauded business partners, adding to earlier charges that the Austin-based real estate developer made false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans. (Laura Skelding/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Texas businessman at center of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment facing new charges

By Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

The Yelp website is shown on a computer screen in Los Angeles, March 17, 2010. The online reviews site Yelp said Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, that it is rolling out a new feature to protect users seeking abortions from being misled about anti-abortion centers listed on its platform. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Texas sues Yelp for misleading users about pregnancy centers in pro-choice advocacy

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate is set to gavel in Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, for the impeachment trial of Paxton, a formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own as lead lawyer for America's largest red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit

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Suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sitss with his attorneys Tony Buzbee, front, and Mitch Little, rear as his impeachment trial continues in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Ken Paxton suggests he could knock Sen. John Cornyn from his seat in 2026

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool)

Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn’t rule out U.S. Senate run now that he’s acquitted

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Suspended Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, talks with this attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, before closing arguments in his impeachment trial in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas AG Ken Paxton is back on job after acquittal but Republicans aren’t done attacking each other

By Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Texas state senators acting as jurors vote on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas AG Ken Paxton back on job after acquittal, but Republicans aren’t done attacking each other

By Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press