He now faces a primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a battle between the old-guard GOP establishment and the party's ascendant MAGA wing. This makes Trump's approval ...

Paxton is running for U.S. Senate after spending the past decade as state attorney general. Ken Paxton said this month that he will give up his powerful office as the state’s attorney general to ...

During his impeachment, Attorney General Ken Paxton was on leave without pay. Since his acquittal in the Texas Senate, supporters have pushed for him to received that back pay. Credit: Julius ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (left) is seeking reelection. He faces a challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) in the 2026 Republican primary. This is a composite of two Associated Press photos.( ...

DALLAS — Just over a week after announcing legal action against Dallas ISD over the district’s policies on transgender student athletes, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate continues one of the most consistent streaks in Texas politics. Every Texas attorney general since 1972 has used the ...

John Cornyn came out and said we dropped the case against Lina Hidalgo," Paxton said while on conservative political pundit Chris Salcedo's The Salcedo Storm Podcast. "There is no Lina Hidalgo ...

Texas Attorney General Republican Ken Paxton has his sights set on Washington. On Tuesday, Paxton announced he's running for the U.S Senate. He's hoping to unseat Cornyn, who's represented Texas ...

The John Cornyn-Ken Paxton Senate primary showdown sets the stage for an election season that could reset Republican politics in Texas. Paxton’s announcement on Tuesday that he is going to run ...

Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen ... In his first public appearance as a Senate hopeful, Paxton emphasized what is, in his eyes, a lackluster record from Cornyn. Echoing the thoughts of Texans everywhere ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he is officially running for U.S. Senate. Paxton made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News' "The Ingraham ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced his bid to challenge current Sen. John Cornyn in the state's 2026 Republican primary election. "It's hard to think of the things that he's done good ...