Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed a second interim attorney general ahead of Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes, the governor’s office announced Monday. Angela Colmenero will step in as the state’s top lawyer on an interim basis starting Friday while Mr. Paxton awaits a trial in the state Senate that could…

Texas Reps. Matt Schaefer (R) and Tony Tinderholt (R) on Saturday questioned Andrew Murr, the Republican who led the committee that investigated Attorney General Ken Paxton and brought the impeachment resolution to the floor, about due process in the case. …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing possible impeachment after a Texas House committee voted unanimously to recommend the move following several hours of testimony regarding his alleged wrongdoings. Late on May 25, the House General Investigating Committee filed 20 articles of impeachment against the state’s top prosecutor (pdf). The accusations against Paxton, 60, include misuse…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Hyatt Hotels for violating the state’s consumer protection laws by “marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised.” Paxton’s lawsuit accuses one of the largest hotel chains in the country of engaging in “false, misleading, and deceptive acts and practices”…

A Texas federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule in the state of Texas. Federal Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Sunday granted the motion for injunctive relief in response to a lawsuit by Texas…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new “final rule” on Wednesday aimed at curbing nitrogen oxide pollution—a key component of smog. The rule specifically targets power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states in the hopes of protecting air quality for those living downwind. The EPA has termed this type of rule…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and members of his administration over the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The $1.7 trillion act is the latest massive omnibus bill from the Democrats that was allegedly illegally signed into law by Biden in December. Paxton asserts in his lawsuit, which he…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and members of his administration over the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Paxton alleges that the $1.7 trillion federal omnibus spending bill was illegally signed into law by Biden in December. He asserts in his lawsuit, which he filed on Feb. 15, that the…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Feb. 14 led a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit against Biden’s Department of Homeland Security in partnership with America First Legal (AFL). The states seek an injunction against the new program, which will allow hundreds of thousands more immigrants to be “paroled” into the United States each…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an initial agreement with four former employees he fired after they accused him of bribery and other potential abuses of his office in October 2020. James Blake Brickman, J. Mark Penley, David Maxwell, and Ryan M. Vassar were among a group of seven officials within the attorney general’s…