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Rep. Turner requests information regarding Paxton's lawsuit against four swing states that went for President-elect Joe Biden in the November election.
Six states have formally joined Texas in its Supreme Court suit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Seventeen states have now joined a Texas lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
On the day West Virginia formally certified its November election results, state leaders backed a lawsuit to invalidate presidential race results in four battleground states that President Donald Trump lost.
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday evening, December 8 ordered Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia to reply to a lawsuit filed this week by Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton.
That lawsuit asks the Supreme Court to order state legislatures in Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania to displace "tainted" election results in those States and choose their own slate of electors.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, saying they made unconstitutional changes to their laws before the 2020 election.
The AP explains the opening of a recent criminal investigation by the FBI into claims that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit a wealthy donor.
Texas will receive millions from Apple after a settlement was reached in a case regarding the throttling of customer's iPhones in 2016, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday.
Federal agents are looking into claims by former members of Paxton's staff that he committed bribery, abuse of office and other crimes to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul.
A lawsuit filed by four Republicans, who all once were senior deputies to Ken Paxton, allege the Texas Attorney General abused his office to benefit himself and retaliated against members of his staff who reported him to the FBI.
She allegedly submitted voter registration applications for 67 residents without their signature or effective consent, while purporting to act as their agent.
The two people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity due to fears about retaliation, said Paxton acknowledged the affair in 2018 to senior members of his office and political staff.
Judge Samaniego ordered the shutdown on Oct. 29 amid a skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases he said was "overwhelming" the county's medical resources.
On October 31 El Paso surpassed its single-day record for COVID-19 cases as state and local officials in Texas spar over imposing a lockdown.
Judge Samaniego's orders include shutting down all non-essential services for a two-week period, including in-person dining, gyms and salons.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted that County Judge Ricardo Samaniego "has no authority to shut down businesses in El Paso County."
An Austin real estate developer asked for an investigation into his claims that other businessmen have an elaborate conspiracy to steal $200 million worth of his properties with the help of a federal judge.
Darren McCarty, the deputy attorney general over civil litigation, confirmed his resignation Monday but declined to comment further.
A Harris County State District Judge ruled Friday, Oct. 23, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton should be tried for felony securities fraud in his home county, Collin County.
A bipartisan coalition of 50 U.S. states and territories, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a year ago they were investigating Google's business practices.
After receiving reports about poll workers being barred from sites for not wearing a face mask, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a reminder that the statewide requirement does not apply to polling sites.
Generic opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries and other affiliates have agreed to pay $1.6 billion into a trust as part of a settlement. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made the announcement regarding the global settlement framework on Monday, October 12 between MNK and state attorneys general and local subdivisions.
First, seven of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's top assistants accused him of improper influence, abuse of office and bribery in relation to an investigation sought by one of his wealthy donors -- Nate Paul. Now, the Republican's office may have to deal with legal action by the Austin real estate developer.
