Ken Paxton

A Texas appeals court upheld an injunction stopping Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing new reporting rules on large-county prosecutors, ruling state law does not grant him authority to impose blanket requirements.

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.

Texas Attorney General Paxton's filing comes in response to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin chapters' lawsuit against him and Gov. Greg Abbott last month.

The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.

Seeking to pull mifepristone from the drug market, the states argued that the FDA did not properly evaluate the pill's safety and effectiveness.

The fire killed three people and more than 15,000 head of cattle and burned over a million acres in the Panhandle in 2024.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pointed to bill passed earlier this year focused on unlawful tax increases.

Paxton alleges Shein may have relied on forced labor, the use of unsafe product materials, and engaged in deceptive marketing practices.

The attorney general's wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, filed for divorce this summer, alleging adultery.

Paxton announced Wednesday he has filed the necessary paperwork to enter the 2026 race. The Republican first declared his intentions to run earlier this year.