Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.[ 2 ] (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Dec 27, 2024 · Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees …

Sep 16, 2023 · The Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of 16 articles of impeachment alleging corruption and bribery, his most artful escape in a career spent courting controversy and...

Sep 16, 2023 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted Saturday in an impeachment trial before the state Senate. He was accused of abusing his office to protect a political donor. Paxton has been...

Mar 26, 2024 · The securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is over after nine years. He will stay in office under an agreement announced in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday.

Sep 5, 2023 · The Texas Senate is holding impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The trial that began Tuesday will provide the first formal airing of corruption allegations that could lead Republican lawmakers to oust one of their own.

May 26, 2023 · An overwhelming majority of Texas House members voted on Saturday to impeach the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, on bribery and corruption allegations, including that he gave...

Sep 16, 2023 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all charges at his impeachment trial. The verdict Saturday reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state.

May 28, 2023 · Ken Paxton, the firebrand Republican Texas attorney general, was temporarily thrown out of office on Saturday by House lawmakers — many from his own party — who voted to impeach him over a...

Jan 24, 2025 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a break at the state Senate on the first day of the 89th Legislative Session on Jan. 15, 2025, at the Texas Capitol. Patricia Lim/KUT News.