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The William P. Clements State Office Building houses some of the Office of the Attorney General. The Office of the Attorney General was first established by executive ordinance of the Republic of Texas government in 1836. The attorneys general of the Republic of Texas and the first four attorneys general under the 1845 state constitution were ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. American politician and lawyer Ken Paxton Paxton in 2024 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 ...
Abbott was the third Republican to serve as attorney general of Texas since the Reconstruction era. He was elected to that office with 57% of the vote in 2002 and reelected with 60% in 2006 and 64% in 2010, becoming the longest-serving Texas attorney general in state history, with 12 years of service. [2]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened two of the state’s most populous — and Democratic-leaning — urban counties with lawsuits over their plans to register voters by mail. Paxton ...
I previously ran to represent Texas’ 34th Congressional District as a Democrat before announcing my run for Texas Attorney General as a Democrat in November 2021. Please list highlights of your ...
The executive department consists of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the General Land Office, and Attorney General. [2] Texas has a plural executive branch system which limits the power of the Governor.
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Cornyn won the general election with 54% of the vote; he defeated Jim Mattox, a former Texas attorney general (1983–1991) and U.S. representative. [15] Cornyn was the first Republican-elected attorney general of Texas since Reconstruction, and was sworn in by then-Governor George W. Bush. [11]