Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stopped Harris County's "guaranteed income" program, which the state's Supreme Court ruled as an illegal redistribution of taxpayer funds.

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The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed for divorce Thursday, a move likely to reverberate in his campaign to unseat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), one of the most closely watched Senate primaries in the country.

Texas AG Ken Paxton announced victory as Harris County ends its "guaranteed income" program due to legal challenges, upholding a Texas constitutional provision against public funds aiding individuals.

Paxton signed onto a letter urging the NCAA to strip trans women of any accolades they may have earned while playing women's college sports. The letter, written by Mis

Rakim Sharkey, 31, could have spent the rest of his life in prison for sex trafficking three people — two of whom were children. But in 2023 a prosecutor with Ken Paxton’s office let the man plead guilty to a charge with no prison time and no sex offender status.

Texas AG Paxton leads legal actions against tech firms for privacy violations, securing billions in settlements.

The Texas attorney general has sued an adult swimming program after two transgender women were allowed to compete at a meet this spring in San Antonio, with one placing first in several events.