Ken Paxton

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.

Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses and birth certificates "void" and saying altered documents must be changed back.

Adopting the marijuana decriminalization charter amendment would almost guarantee Lockhart and Bastrop a legal battle with Attorney General Ken Paxton. Yet disregarding the will of the voters could also result in a lawsuit.

Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.