The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professi ...

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

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Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.

The State Bar of Texas sued Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2022, accusing him of making dishonest claims of election fraud.

Since then, the vast majority of House speakers have been elected by acclamation or with more than 140 votes. Even Rep. Dade ...

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new ...

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — It is no secret most in the Texas Republican Party and state Republican leaders did not want Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, to win the election for Speaker of the House on ...