Ken Paxton

The GOP primary election for U.S. Senate is already shaping up to be a slugfest between incumbent John Cornyn and his challenger, outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Who will President Donald Trump decide to back?

Voters approved the ordinance by a sweeping margin in 2022. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued it violated state law.

An appeals court sided with Attorney General Ken Paxton over whether San Marcos's marijuana decriminalization ordinance is legal.

Cornyn has represented Texas in Congress for more than two decades. He'll go up against Paxton during the Republican primaries next March.

The attorney general positions himself as a disruptor against the Republican establishment embodied in the longtime Senate fixture.

Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.

Paxton, who was accused of abusing his office to help a campaign donor, also beat impeachment charges based on these same corruption allegations.

The Texas House impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton with bipartisan approval in May 2023. The Texas Senate ultimately voted to acquit him.

Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID.

Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” faces hundreds of thousands in fines if she is convicted.