Texas leads 20-state lawsuit against Obamacare
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama's landmark health care law — again. Full Story
The latest Ken Paxton news from The Texas Tribune.
Texas is suing the federal government over President Barack Obama's landmark health care law — again. Full Story
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday jumped into the hotly contested Republican primary for Senate District 8, endorsing Angela Paxton, wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, over Phillip Huffines, the twin brother of a sitting state senator. Full Story
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been fighting securities fraud charges for most of his first term, received money from family friends and other personal connections for his legal defense, according to a newly released financial disclosure statement. Full Story
In a 116-page order, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack said Texas has dragged its heels on foster care reform and continues to need oversight as it tries to find fixes. Full Story
Attorney General Ken Paxton has clarified that licensed handgun owners can bring their weapons to church as long as the church does not say otherwise — a question raised after the deadly church shooting last month in Sutherland Springs. Full Story
The state's highest criminal court agreed Wednesday to intervene in prosecutors' long-running fight to get paid for their handling of the securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Full Story
Patrick requested that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issue an opinion on guns in church. The lieutenant governor said he hopes more churches will know they have the option to have guns in their buildings. Full Story
Multinational agricultural firms Bayer and Monsanto say their planned merger will boost innovation by consolidating resources. But some farmers say the merger eliminates competition and could lead to higher seed prices. Full Story
A federal district judge handed a victory to abortion rights groups Wednesday when he struck down part of a Texas law curbing access to the most common second-trimester abortion procedure, called dilation and evacuation. Full Story
Arguments wrapped up Wednesday in a trial over part of a state law restricting access to the most common second-trimester abortion procedure. Full Story
A lawsuit between landowners in northern Texas and the federal government over land near the Red River ended in a settlement that specifies the boundaries of federal land and rolls back survey efforts by the Bureau of Land Management. Full Story
Attorney Justin Nelson is entering the race to be the state's top lawyer with just over a month until the candidate filing deadline for the 2018 primaries. Full Story
Texas has a host of high-profile legal battles in the works, ranging from voting rights to political maps. Full Story
Arguments began Thursday in a trial over a state ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, the most common second-trimester abortion procedure. Full Story
Kaufman County District Attorney Erleigh Wiley said her office had closed its investigation into whether Attorney General Ken Paxton acted illegally in accepting a $100,000 gift from a CEO whose company was under investigation for fraud. Full Story
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the federal government over a law that seeks to keep Native American children from being separated from their families. Full Story
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a pregnant, undocumented teenager under federal custody in Brownsville has the right to access abortion services in Texas. Full Story
A district attorney has been probing whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke any laws by accepting a $100,000 gift from a CEO whose company was being investigated for alleged fraud, according to news reports. Full Story
A Harris County district court judge sided with prosecutors and delayed Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud case — which had been scheduled for Dec. 11 — for a new date yet to be determined. Full Story
Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawyers and the prosecutors handling the securities fraud case will debate Wednesday whether his trial should be delayed — for a third time — until the prosecutors can get paid. Full Story