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James Talarico challenges Ken Paxton to Fox News debate
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Ken Paxton made Chinese land deals a campaign issue. His donors have ties to the industry.
Houston Chronicle · Cited in China-linked donors
Paxton’s AI-heavy ad leaves out context of Talarico remarks about Christianity
FactCheck.org · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Senate GOP’s super PAC starts spending big for Ken Paxton
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Ken Paxton put out an AI-generated attack ad. He’s not the only one
Texas Public Radio / Texas Standard · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
FEC records reveal thousands flowing from Kalshi to Ken Paxton and Texas reps
Houston Chronicle (Chron) · Cited in Kalshi money
Ken Paxton’s financial disclosures appear to violate ethics law
The Texas Tribune / ProPublica · Cited in Senate financial disclosures
Why a judge disqualified Ken Paxton’s office from a Houston doctor’s lawsuit
Houston Chronicle · Cited in Medical board disqualification
44 states aligned in opposition to federal rules around prediction markets. Texas wasn’t one of them.
The Dallas Morning News · Cited in Kalshi money
Talarico campaign asks court to unseal Paxton depositions
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Money behind his judges
Paxton’s denial of public records to animal rights groups comes back to bite
San Antonio Current · Cited in Lab animal records
Did Ken Paxton take someone’s $1,000 Montblanc pen?
The Dallas Morning News · Cited in The $1,000 pen
Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign admits it took illegal campaign donations
San Antonio Current · Cited in Campaign-finance flags
Ken Paxton for Senate response to FEC (Form 99)
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Campaign-finance flags
Texas attorney general bought luxury condos, will fundraise in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune · Cited in Senate financial disclosures
Texas Democrats ask for investigation into Ken Paxton voter registration
The Texas Tribune / ProPublica · Cited in Voting address
Texas Tech chair donated $275K to Paxton before he intervened for Sorsby
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Texas Tech donation
Paxton accused of voting past two years from a Collin County address after moving
The Dallas Morning News · Cited in Voting address
Ken Paxton’s voter registration may violate Texas election law
The Texas Tribune / ProPublica · Cited in Voting address
Video shows Ken Paxton silent on Waco child sex abuse plea deal
Austin American-Statesman · Cited in Hoffman plea deal
Who is Adam Hoffman?
Newsweek · Cited in Hoffman plea deal
Attorney General Bonta joins bipartisan coalition defending state gambling laws against Kalshi
California Attorney General · Cited in Kalshi money
Attorney General Paxton warns Big 12 Conference that sanctioning Texas Tech would violate the law
Office of the Texas Attorney General · Cited in Texas Tech donation
Judge halts Ken Paxton’s ‘retaliatory’ ActBlue fundraising lawsuit
Courthouse News Service · Cited in ActBlue lawsuit
Fact-checking claims about the Adam Hoffman plea deal
PolitiFact · Cited in Hoffman plea deal
Live results: Texas midterm primary runoffs
PBS News · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in Texas U.S. Senate GOP runoff
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Paxton files lawsuits in courts that could have more favorable outcomes
ProPublica / The Texas Tribune · Cited in Forum shopping
Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a child sex abuse case
The Texas Tribune / The Texas Newsroom · Cited in Hoffman plea deal
As Cornyn-Paxton Senate race escalates, so have Texas AG’s publicly announced investigations
Dallas Morning News (via Marshall News Messenger) · Cited in Campaign-season use of the office
Texas eyes prediction market limits. The feds stand in the way.
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Kalshi money
Attorney General James joins bipartisan coalition defending states’ gambling laws against prediction markets
New York Attorney General · Cited in Kalshi money
AG Ken Paxton blocked from suing Democratic donor platform ActBlue
The Texas Tribune · Cited in ActBlue lawsuit
Judge rejects DOJ-Colony Ridge settlement
American Banker · Cited in Colony Ridge settlement
Trump’s DOJ plans to settle Colony Ridge case without compensating victims
The Texas Tribune / ProPublica · Cited in Colony Ridge settlement
Judge lets Texas AG withdraw from comptroller voucher case
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Campaign-season use of the office
Ken Paxton won’t represent Comptroller Kelly Hancock in school voucher suit amid grudge match
The Texas Tribune (via KSAT) · Cited in Campaign-season use of the office
FEC Request for Additional Information: 12-Day Pre-Primary 2026
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Campaign-finance flags
Abbott criticizes Paxton’s rushed Harris County immigration suit
The Texas Tribune · Cited in County legal-aid suits
Calculating the taxpayers’ tab for Ken Paxton’s extensive travels
Texas Observer · Cited in Security-detail costs
Texas attorney general acted in bad faith against Latino civic group Jolt Initiative, judge rules
Votebeat / The Texas Tribune · Cited in Jolt voter group
Ken Paxton attacks John Cornyn in MLK Day diversity opinion
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Campaign-season use of the office
FEC Request for Additional Information: October Quarterly 2025
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Campaign-finance flags
Texas AG Ken Paxton again blocked from enforcing reporting rules against Democratic DAs
KERA News via Houston Public Media · Cited in DA reporting rules
AG Ken Paxton cannot shut down Texas Latino voting group, judge rules
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Jolt voter group
El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Quorum-break actions
FEC Request for Additional Information: July Quarterly 2025, Ken Paxton for Senate
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Campaign-finance flags
Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to expel 13 House Democrats over redistricting standoff
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Quorum-break actions
Texas AG can’t depose Catholic Charities leader in migrant aid case, appeals court rules
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Catholic Charities
Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue
Texas Public Radio (Associated Press) · Cited in Mortgage filings
Paxton drops appeal: Texas to pay $6.6 million to whistleblowers
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Whistleblower lawsuit
South Texas grand jury indicts nine in vote harvesting case
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2024 Election Integrity Unit searches
Abbott, Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Jan. 6 rally and records
Paxton felony case dropped after restitution paid, hours worked
Bloomberg Law · Cited in Securities fraud case
FEC Schedule A: Tarek Mansour (Kalshi CEO and founder) to Ken Paxton for Senate, $7,000
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Kalshi money, Kalshi money
Media Matters for America v. Paxton, No. 24-7059 (D.C. Cir. 2025)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (via Justia) · Cited in Media Matters probe
DC Circuit shuts down Texas probe over Media Matters roast of Elon Musk
Courthouse News Service · Cited in Media Matters probe
Frio County officials indicted in vote harvesting investigation
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2024 Election Integrity Unit searches
Texas AG Ken Paxton officially joins U.S. Senate race challenging John Cornyn
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former aides win $6.6 million in whistleblower case
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Whistleblower lawsuit
Biden administration’s DOJ decided not to charge Texas AG Ken Paxton, AP sources say
CBS Texas (Associated Press) · Cited in Federal investigation
Justice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say
The Texas Tribune (Associated Press) · Cited in Federal investigation
Lone Star Liberty PAC committee profile
Federal Election Commission · Cited in Kalshi money
Ken Paxton’s megadonors helped put a top Texas judge in office
Houston Chronicle · Cited in Money behind his judges
Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney general
The Texas Tribune · Cited in State Bar disciplinary case
Ken Paxton can’t be deposed under oath in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court says
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Whistleblower lawsuit
Criminal appeals court judges targeted by Ken Paxton head to defeat
The Texas Tribune · Cited in State v. Stephens (2021)
Texas justice didn’t recuse himself from sex abuse cases
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Pressler donations
Ken Paxton says he’ll accept judgment, won’t contest facts in whistleblower case
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Whistleblower lawsuit
Here’s the Texans who get money from Defend Texas Liberty PAC
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Money behind his judges
Dan Patrick defends taking $3 million from pro-Paxton group ahead of trial
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Money behind his judges
Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted in impeachment trial, returned to office
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Money behind his judges
Texas Attorney General Paxton acquitted of 16 corruption charges at impeachment trial
PBS NewsHour (Associated Press) · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Texas senators explain their votes to impeach or acquit
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Acquitted: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cleared on all 16 articles of impeachment
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Paxton trial updates: Attorney general acquitted on 16 impeachment counts
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save him
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Ethics Commission lawsuits, Money behind his judges
Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Money behind his judges
Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Securities fraud case
Dan Patrick’s loan to Ken Paxton adds to Texas impeachment conflicts
Houston Chronicle · Cited in Money behind his judges
Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Ken Paxton abused power as AG, investigators tell House panel
The Texas Tribune · Cited in 2023 impeachment
Texas court confirms the AG can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases
The Texas Tribune · Cited in State v. Stephens (2021)
State v. Stephens — case tracker
State Court Report (Brennan Center) · Cited in State v. Stephens (2021)
Cynthia M. Wheless campaign finance report, July–Dec. 2021 (contributions from Mitch Little and Scheef & Stone)
Texas Ethics Commission · Cited in Money behind his judges
Ken Paxton must release records related to Jan. 6 Trump rally, DA says
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Jan. 6 rally and records
Ken Paxton campaign finance report (lists Nancy Pressler contribution, 2022)
Texas Ethics Commission · Cited in Pressler donations
State v. Stephens, Nos. PD-1032-20 & PD-1033-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2021) — opinion
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (via FindLaw) · Cited in State v. Stephens (2021)
State v. Stephens, PD-1032-20 (Tex. Crim. App. 2021)
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (via Justia) · Cited in Money behind his judges
Ken Paxton refuses to release messages about attendance at pro-Trump rally
The Texas Tribune / Houston Chronicle / Dallas Morning News · Cited in Jan. 6 rally and records
U.S. Supreme Court throws out Texas lawsuit contesting election results
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Texas v. Pennsylvania (2020)
Order List, Dec. 11, 2020 — No. 155, Orig., Texas v. Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States · Cited in Texas v. Pennsylvania (2020)
FBI is investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AP report says
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Federal investigation
FBI investigating Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AP sources say
CBS Texas (Associated Press) · Cited in Federal investigation
Criminal case against Ken Paxton will return to Collin County, judge rules
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Securities fraud case
Ken Paxton campaign finance report (lists Paul Pressler contribution, fall 2018)
Texas Ethics Commission · Cited in Pressler donations
Ken Paxton campaign finance report (lists Paul Pressler contribution, 2017)
Texas Ethics Commission · Cited in Pressler donations
District attorney closes probe into Paxton legal defense gift
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Senate financial disclosures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton under probe for legal defense gift
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Senate financial disclosures
Judge again dismisses SEC case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Securities fraud case
Ken Paxton campaign finance report (lists Paul Pressler contribution, 2016)
Texas Ethics Commission · Cited in Pressler donations
Judge dismisses SEC case against Paxton
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Securities fraud case
Paxton surrenders in securities fraud indictment
The Texas Tribune · Cited in Securities fraud case
A&M refuses to share records for animals in lab testing
Houston Chronicle · Cited in Lab animal records
Incoming AG Ken Paxton returns another lawyer’s $1,000 pen he picked up at courthouse metal detector
The Dallas Morning News · Cited in The $1,000 pen
Newsweek
Newsweek
How more than 100 lawsuits against Biden fueled Ken Paxton’s rise
The Texas Tribune
FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org
PolitiFact
PolitiFact
PolitiFact
PolitiFact
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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