Eye on Politics takes a look at what's next in Texas politics as candidates for various races in the state begin to emerge.

Texas hasn’t had a wide-open GOP primary for attorney general since 2014, when current Attorney General Ken Paxton first won ...

William Peterson is appointed as Texas Solicitor General, succeeding Aaron Nielson, who returns to academia. Peterson, an ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discusses impeachment during a press conference at his agency on May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton will not receive a taxpayer-funded salary while he ...

Days after voting to impeach fellow Republican and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, state Rep. Terry Wilson headed to a Williamson County GOP meeting in his politically divided suburban Austin ...

Last week, enforcement of a law that decriminalized possession of less than four ounces of marijuana was put on hold ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the 2026 GOP primary is creating an opening for a statewide office that comes with a high profile and a national ...

Yet, Texas hasn’t seen many open primary battles of attorney general over the last 25 years. Paxton had to go to a runoff election with former Texas Rep. Dan Branch in 2014 to win his first term ...

State Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican who is among the Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers, announced Tuesday he will run for attorney general next year, joining a growing ...

The State Fair of Texas is laying down a new rule before millions of visitors flock through the gates: No guns allowed. The state's attorney general threatened to sue unless the fair reversed course.

Editors note: WYFF News 4 has reached out the Attorney General’s office and asked for clarification on Alan Wilson's statement from Thursday. In the lawsuit, Texas, et al. v. Becerra, that ...

Texas Attorney General joins lottery investigation effort by: Kate Winkle. Posted: Feb 26, 2025 / 09:42 AM CST. Updated: Feb 26, 2025 / 10:26 AM CST.