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Texas Senate acquits state Attorney General Ken Paxton in impeachment trial

8:16pm September 16, 2023

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.

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People wait in line to vote at a polling place on the first day of early voting on Oct. 22 in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been aggressively prosecuting people for voting violations, which critics argue is designed to intimidate non-whit

Ahead Of The 2018 Election, Texas AG Ramps Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions

7:00am October 28, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with so-called "voter fraud" in the state, which is something voting experts say is extremely rare.

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21 States To Sue Delaware Over Millions Of Dollars In Unclaimed Checks

4:48pm June 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The suit will accuse Delaware of wrongly keeping abandoned MoneyGram checks instead of sending them back to the state where they were purchased. The states say up to $400 million might be at stake.

Federal securities regulators have filed civil fraud charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over recruiting investors to a high-tech startup while he was a member of the state House of Representatives.

Texas Attorney General, Already Facing Criminal Charges, Accused Of Civil Fraud

8:36pm April 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with securities fraud, alleging that he improperly recruited investors for a high-tech Texas startup.