On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott named John Scott, former Texas secretary of state, as interim attorney general. Scott receives the same rate of pay as Paxton, $153,750 annually.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is promising to appeal a nearly $6.7 million judgment against his office in the ongoing whistleblower case. Four plaintiffs were among Paxton's former top ...

The Texas Senate voted on Saturday to acquit the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, after a nine-day impeachment trial that focused on allegations of corruption and divided the Republican Party.

The Texas House’s impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was the latest in a string of legal woes that began shortly after the Republican was first elected in 2014.

Texas state senators acting as jurors vote on the articles of impeachment against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 ...

TEXAS, USA — What does it mean to be Texas' attorney general? It's an office most of us don't think about very often, if ever, but one a legislative expert says impacts every Texan's life.

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 11, 2023, Section A, Page 15 of the New York edition with the headline: Texas Attorney General Will Pay $3.3 Million and Apologize to Aides.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week sought to pause proceedings in Highland’s chapter 11 case as he investigates people and organizations involved in the case, court records show.