Ken Paxton
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Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 51st attorney general of Texas since 2015. He is the Republican Party nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas.
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Sep 16, 2026
Lean Left
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is named in a lawsuit by the family of Tierra Walker, who died after being denied an abortion under Texas' ban.
Paxton is the face of the enforcement regime that the left says is killing women, and this suit is a direct challenge to the legal architecture of abortion bans.
Sep 14, 2026
Far Left
The Texas attorney general was acquitted on all impeachment counts and is now running for the US Senate.
Paxton's corruption acquittal is a reminder that the legal system protects right-wing officials who abuse power, and that the Democratic Party's reliance on procedural accountability is a dead end.
Sep 13, 2026
Far Left
Texas attorney general running for US Senate after being acquitted in an impeachment trial for abusing his office to protect a donor.
Paxton is a walking indictment of the Texas GOP's corruption, but the left should note that the Democratic establishment offers nothing but hollow ethics complaints while refusing to prosecute the ruling class.
Sep 10, 2026
Center
GOP Rep. Pete Sessions says Paxton must debate Democrat James Talarico to win the Texas Senate race.
Moderates view Paxton's refusal to debate as emblematic of a wider GOP strategy to avoid accountability, which may hurt him with independent voters.
Sep 7, 2026
Far Right
Paxton receives $10 million from Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC for his Senate race against James Talarico.
Paxton is the MAGA standard-bearer in a critical midterm race; the money signals Trump's commitment to an anti-establishment fighter who has battled federal overreach.
Sep 7, 2026
Lean Right
Reported slipping in Texas polls as Democrats sense a rare chance to flip the state, with the RNC convening there.
Lean-right voters in Texas are torn: they want strong border enforcement but worry Paxton's legal troubles and Trump's weakness with women could hand the state to Democrats.
Sep 7, 2026
Lean Left
Texas Attorney General is slipping in polls, with the RNC arriving in Texas as Democrats sense a rare chance to flip the state.
His legal troubles and extreme position on immigration are seen as vulnerabilities that could energize opposition and shift the state's electoral landscape.
Sep 6, 2026
Center
Received $10 million from Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC for his Senate campaign, per FEC filings.
This super PAC spending signals Trump's consolidation of power in Texas GOP primaries, but moderates worry about the influence of big money and ideological purity tests.
Sep 3, 2026
Far Right
Rallied Republicans in Dallas for the midterm push alongside Trump.
He is a key figure in the election integrity fight and a staunch ally in the legal battles over Trump's election security rules.
Aug 25, 2026
Far Right
Paxton unveils a four-point plan targeting data centers in the Texas Senate race, clashing with James Talarico over power and water costs.
Paxton is praised for taking on corporate AI interests, aligning with the far right's suspicion of big tech and its resource drain on Texas.