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FILE - State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.&quot; Paxton’s defense attorney in the securities case, declined to comment on the new allegations Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Paxton pleaded not guilty in that case but it is not clear whether the new accusations are related. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Donor threatens to sue embattled Texas AG over dropped case

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Texas attorney general seeks stay of mail-in ballot order

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FILE - State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.&quot; Paxton’s defense attorney in the securities case, declined to comment on the new allegations Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Paxton pleaded not guilty in that case but it is not clear whether the new accusations are related. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Embattled Texas AG drops case that set off staff revolt

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

FILE - State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.&quot; Paxton’s defense attorney in the securities case, declined to comment on the new allegations Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Paxton pleaded not guilty in that case but it is not clear whether the new accusations are related. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas AG taps investigator tied to donor’s defense attorney

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

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

Ken Paxton bribery reported by Jeff Mateer, deputy attorneys general

By Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

FILE - State Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas, Sunday, June 28, 2020. Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official capacity as the current Attorney General of Texas.&quot; Paxton’s defense attorney in the securities case, declined to comment on the new allegations Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Paxton pleaded not guilty in that case but it is not clear whether the new accusations are related. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

In this June 29, 2020, photo, Harris County election clerk Nora Martinez (left) helps a voter in Houston. Texas is one of only a few states that has not moved to expand mail-in voting in November over pandemic fears. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

Texas announces charges in mail-ballot fraud that swayed county commission primary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 30, 2018, photo, Chick-fil-A signage is displayed in downtown Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP) **FILE**

Chick-fil-A abandons San Antonio airport deal

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Judge returns Ken Paxton fraud case to his home county

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Texas AG asks court to block mail-in voting over virus fears

By JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his plan to reopen the state's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Texas governor demands release of salon owner jailed for violating his executive order

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Texas accuses US’ largest egg producer of price gouging

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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) **FILE**

Ken Paxton: Court ruling gives prisoners coronavirus supplies at expense of first responders

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 photo, pedestrians pass signs near a polling site in San Antonio. On April 15, 2020, a Texas judge ruled that all state voters can cast ballots by mail because of coronavirus, siding with Democrats and rejecting the state's GOP leadership, which argued the law forbade it. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Judge rules Texas can vote by mail during coronavirus

By Stephen Dinan - 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)

Texas to appeal ruling over abortions during COVID-19 pandemic

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

People line up to enter in a shop to buy supplies in Barcelona, Spain, March 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?

By LISA MARIE PANE and JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

Texas attorney general evades gay marriage case for beliefs

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

Ken Paxton Obamacare lawsuit creates problems for Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. Special prosecutors who've spent nearly four years trying to bring Paxton to trial on securities fraud charges are facing another setback, throwing the case into new uncertainty. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, refused to reconsider a 2018 ruling that effectively denied special prosecutors nearly $200,000 they say they're owed. Prosecutors have threatened to quit if they're not paid. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Prosecutors in fraud case against Texas AG dealt new setback

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Illustration on Chik-fil-A in New York The Washington Times

Texas files suit against San Antonio over Chick-fil-A decision

By James Varney - The Washington Times