Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leveraged news Thursday that the Justice Department declined to prosecute him to attack his likely primary opponent, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Justice Department officials effectively ended their corruption investigation into Paxton in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency,

After months of hinting at a run for U.S. Senate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's path has become clearer since the dismissal of a federal investigation

The federal criminal investigation into corruption allegations was the most serious inquiry Paxton faced. Its end nearly clears his slate of numerous legal battles.

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s current legal troubles may be over. The department of justice dropped it's abuse of power investigation against Paxton.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a two-page letter to 20 large corporate law firms — 13 with operations in Texas — seeking information about

"Thankfully, the integrity of the DOJ is being restored under President Trump and Attorney General Bondi," Paxton posted on X, formerly Twitter.

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Leaders behind a controversial master-planned community project led by a Plano mosque hired Dan Cogdell to defend against state investigators.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton all but announced his candidacy to run against long-time U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday. In an interview with the New York Times, Paxton detailed his legislative priorities if he served in the U.S. Senate and spoke to the power he could yield on a national level.