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Texans will elect a new attorney general next year for the first time in over a decade. The office handles legal matters impacting everyday life and, currently, plays a leading role in the conservative movement.
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A group of eight media organizations had requested records in the divorce case between Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate, and his wife be made public.
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Attorney General Paxton sent letters to Garland, Northwest, Judson and Liberty Hill ISDs accusing them of using tax dollars to advocate for recent school funding elections, something the districts deny.
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The same day the Court of Criminal Appeals stopped Robert Roberson鈥檚 execution to consider the use of 鈥渏unk science鈥 in his conviction, the state鈥檚 highest criminal court denied a Dallas County man鈥檚 challenge to the use of what his attorneys say is flawed eyewitness testimony in his case.
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The attorney general's office is challenging the validity of a district judge's order that limits how much information PFLAG, a national LGBTQ advocacy group, has to hand over about Texas families seeking gender-affirming care for children.
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A Collin County man's unsuccessful request to seal his divorce records highlights the high standard of proof required to keep even deeply personal court proceedings private and the unpredictability of the process.
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State Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing the Texas Medical Association of undermining new federal vaccine guidelines after the group included additional organizations in its list of resources for doctors.
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Dallas County commissioners voted to adjust and ensure fees collection for constable and sheriff services.
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Statewide appeals court justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in Attorney General Ken Paxton's appeal of a ruling against his office that would temporarily stop him from enforcing case reporting rules against primarily Democratic elected attorneys in the state's most populous counties.
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The measure comes four years after the state鈥檚 highest criminal court ruled the agency could not bring election cases without an invitation from local prosecutors.
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It will be the first test of whether Roy鈥檚 at times frosty relationship with President Trump 鈥 and his turn against Paxton 鈥 can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary.
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The Texas Funeral Service Commission on Wednesday nonsuited its lawsuit accusing two ex-staff attorneys of violating attorney-client privilege in the midst of an ongoing feud between fired staff and commission heads.