Despite Trump’s threat, the House voted 121-23 in May 2023 to impeach Paxton. The Senate then held a trial that September to determine Paxton’s fate. “Who would replace Paxton, one of the TOUGHEST & BEST Attorney Generals in the Country?” Trump posted before the Senate acquitted Paxton.
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.
AUSTIN — Real estate investor Nate Paul, whose ties to Attorney General Ken Paxton led to impeachment charges in 2023, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shares how the first day of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court went for Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, a case against a Texas law mandating age verification to view pornographic websites.
Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton explains why it was important to use state law to fight back against the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach. “I was told the 10th Amendment in my constitutional law class was irrelevant.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit against Allstate alleging the company covertly monitored customers' driving habits in a bid to raise rates.
Paxton accuses Allstate of collecting driver location and movement data without consent to raise insurance rates in the state.
Real estate developer Nate Paul, who was at the center of claims in Paxton's whistleblower lawsuit and ensuing impeachment, pleaded guilty to a federal financial crime and could face six months in prison.
The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.
Texas’ attorney general alleges Allstate violates privacy laws by illegally tracking 45 million Americans’ driving behaviors.
When President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom last spring to face a slew of criminal charges, he was joined by a rotating cadre of lawyers, campaign aides,