Philip Jankowski

Sen. John Cornyn rose through the courts and Senate leadership. Attorney General Ken General Paxton emerged from the Tea Party and legal fights.

Sen. John Cornyn rose through the courts and Senate leadership. Attorney General Ken General Paxton emerged from the Tea Party and legal fights.

Two runoffs were unfolding as Democrats and Republicans vie to replace Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The winners of Tuesday’s attorney general runoffs now set their sights on each other in what could be an acrimonious campaign.

Two constitutional amendments approved in 2025 brought increased homestead exemptions for homeowners.

State officials said they have not detected any new infestations, but are lacking in the chief counterattack to a New World screwworm invasion.

Democratic Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas says he wants to depoliticize the attorney general’s office. Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston says he wants to use it to fight the left.

Abbott directed electric regulators and ERCOT to require new data centers to pay for all electric infrastructure needed to power their operations.

An investigation into the deadly flood at Camp Mystic found that the only written plans during emergencies were for children to remain in cabins.