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The attorneys general of the Republic of Texas and the first four attorneys general under the 1845 state constitution were appointed by the governor. The office was made elective in 1850 by constitutional amendment. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term. In 2013, former Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he would not seek ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. American politician and lawyer Ken Paxton Paxton in 2021 51st Attorney General of Texas Incumbent Assumed office January 5, 2015 Suspended: May 27, 2023 – September 16, 2023 [a] Governor Rick Perry Greg Abbott Preceded by Greg Abbott Member of the Texas Senate from the 8th district In ...
A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States. Abbott was the third Republican to serve as attorney general of Texas since the Reconstruction era.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA, accusing the college athletic association of misleading fans by allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s events. The lawsuit ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, second from right, talks Friday with his defense attorneys, from left, Philip Hilder, Dan Cogdell and Anthony Osso Jr. at the Harris County criminal courthouse ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said on Thursday it had sued insulin makers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. The office had also sued PBMs, including CVS' Caremark, Cigna's Express ...
The 2026 Texas Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sued one of the state's most populous counties, asking a court to block its plan of mailing unregistered county residents voter registration forms, a ...