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Judges backed by Ken Paxton likely to win seats on Texas' top criminal appeals court

Three Republicans backed by Attorney General Ken Paxton won seats on the state’s top criminal appeals court. Gina Parker, Lee Finley and David Schenck were declared winners by The Associated Press around 1 a.

KERA News · 50m

Paxton’s picks appear on track to cement Republicans’ hold on Texas’ highest criminal court

Three new faces will join the bench, but the political balance of power is likely to remain the same on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

wacotrib · 9h

Waco attorney Gina Parker wins seat on Texas' top criminal court

"We do have a lot of division, but people really love our country, both Democrats and Republicans," Parker said.

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Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Ken Paxton files last-minute suit to block federal election monitors from Texas polling places

After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a last-minute lawsuit Monday to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from sending monitors into county polling locations and central count during Tuesday’s election,

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Texas, Missouri judges deny requests to block DOJ from sending poll monitors

U.S. judges have denied requests from the Republican-led states of Missouri and Texas to block the federal government from sending lawyers to their states on Election Day to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws.

Yahoo · 21h

DOJ agrees to keep federal election monitors out of Texas polling places, central count locations

The Department of Justice said it would send federal election monitors to polling locations in 8 Texas counties. Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing to keep them out.

Hoodline17m

Republican Endorsed Candidates Lead in Texas' High Criminal Court Races, Death Penalty Review Looms

Paxton-backed candidates are leading in the race for Texas' highest criminal court, potentially upholding its Republican ...

7hOpinion

Ken Paxton keeps picking the wrong fights

Ken Paxton didn't sign a joint statement by state attorneys general calling for a peaceful transfer of power and condemning ...

KUT17h

Texas AG Ken Paxton absent from letter condemning election violence, urging peaceful transition

Paxton, a Republican, has a fraught relationship with the national group that issued the letter. Indiana and Montana also did ...

Hoodline1d

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over DOJ Election Monitoring in Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues the Biden Administration over the presence of DOJ election monitors in state polls.

San Antonio Current23h

Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton says attorneys ready to litigate election results

Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care

Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a second doctor alleging a violation of the state’s law banning gender ...

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AG Ken Paxton continues fight against State Fair of Texas gun ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton looks up at the gallery at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in September 2023.

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More than 50 attorneys general called for a 'peaceful transfer of power.' Ken Paxton wasn't one of them

VOTER FRAUD DEBATE: A ruling limited AG Paxton’s power to go after voter fraud. So why is he still spending millions? Paxton, along with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita ... should be ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN12d

Ken Paxton and Texas House members accuse each other of mischaracterizing Robert Roberson’s case

After the attorney general insisted on the death row inmate’s guilt in a graphic press release, four lawmakers issued a point ...

Hoodline22h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Deploys Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team to Uphold Voting Integrity

Texas AG Paxton deploys a Rapid Response Legal Team to oversee election day, ensuring fairness and legal compliance.

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