Ken Paxton, State Bar of Texas

Texas State Bar drops lawsuit over Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2020 election challenge
The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 challenge to Biden's victory.
Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election
The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
Texas’ bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election amounted to professional misconduct.
State Bar of Texas commission moves to drop ethics complaint against AG Ken Paxton
The state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline has asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The commission filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the case as moot.
Texas panel drops ethics case against attorney general Paxton
An attorney discipline board has dropped its misconduct case against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after the state Supreme Court blocked related claims against one of his top deputies over their work on a failed lawsuit that challenged Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 U.
Texas AG Ken Paxton prevails in ethics lawsuit over his challenge to 2020 election results
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, 22 other states sue to halt planned federal methane fines
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a 22-state coalition, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block the implementation of a methane emissions tax created under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Offshore Drilling Ban as Presidency Ends
Texas AG Paxton sues Biden administration over offshore drilling ban as Biden's term ends, citing overreach of executive power and threat to energy security.
What does Texas AG Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Allstate mean for driver data privacy?
An expert said the auto industry should pay attention to Texas' data privacy laws: "What Texas has done is funded it, staffed it and supported it."
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AG Ken Paxton Hails the Dawn of Trump's Second Term, Texas Readies to March in Lockstep with Trump Agenda
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praises the inauguration of President Trump for a second term, emphasizing border security ...
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AG Ken Paxton sues Biden during final hours of presidency to stop ban on offshore drilling
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration during its final hours to prevent President Joe Biden’s ...
A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton
When President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom last spring to face a slew of criminal charges, he was joined by ...
Voters at odds with Lockhart city leaders on marijuana decriminalization
While the majority of Lockhart voters support decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana, city leaders still want more clarity from state and federal legislators.
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Texas reaches opioid crisis settlement with Purdue, Sackler family
A coalition of states, including Texas, and other parties reached $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, Inc. and the Sackler family.
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Texas Has a Perverse Idea of Religious Freedom
But here’s what I do know: In the state’s zeal to close Annunciation House, its attorney general, Ken Paxton, is attacking the shelter’s religious rights. Texas, like the federal government ...
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Trump praises Abbott at inauguration, promises to militarize border and build wall
Trump is a close ally for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and criticized Abbott in 2023 for not defending Paxton more fervently (Trump also gave Paxton a brief shoutout as “a great ...