Ken Paxton teased that he could run for the U.S. Senate in 2026 for the seat held by Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who he attacked as a “puppet of

Fresh off an acquittal in his impeachment trial in the Texas Senate, Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened political revenge against three House members whom he deems responsible for trying to remove him from office.

He did not discuss accusations that he misused his office to protect a political donor, which were the backbone of Paxton becoming just the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to

In his first public remarks since being acquitted on impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lashed out at the state lawmakers who targeted him and teased a future run against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, harshly criticizing his fellow Republican on a range of issues.

Impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton has been acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment. The Texas Senate voted Saturday afternoon with not a article of impeachment getting close to the required 21 votes needed to remove Paxton from office. AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate has acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on all impeachment articles.

In the wake of his impeachment acquittal, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton floated a potential primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

In his first interview since he was acquitted over the weekend in a historic impeachment trial, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) lashed out at the Biden administration and the Lone Star State’s House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) over his impeachment and trial.