Sue Cleveland, of the Hardin County GOP, is put out because the Texas House, in its wisdom, selected as speaker someone who ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...

The five-term lawmaker who dropped his bid for a third term as speaker says he was right to impeach Ken Paxton and not twist ...

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Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering challenging sitting Senator John Cornyn for his seat in the Senate. A new poll ...

“They’ve done it to me.” A year earlier, the Republican-led Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton over allegations, made by senior officials in his office, that he had ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

“They’ve done it to me.” A year earlier, the Republican-led Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton over allegations, made by senior officials in his office, that he had ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican's historic impeachment trial in 2023 pleaded guilty ...

Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their shared political and legal struggles and their willingness to come to each ...