Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

Condemning such assaults on law enforcement officers should be the easiest thing for a politician. But too many Republicans couldn’t even muster that.

Will Texas House Republicans face censure following Speaker vote? Can they legally be removed from primary ballot?

Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of our Republican grassroots. They chose Democrat chairs and Lobbyist buddies over their voters. I look forward to seeing if they're still laughing after the next round of primaries. The fight starts today."

The speaker election ends a multi-month fight within the Texas Republican Party that began last legislative session.

Tuesday’s approval for a special May election follows the December gathering of 144 residents who sought more funding for volunteer fire departments in the district North of Pottsboro and West of Locust.

KXAN has mapped precinct-level results in counties across the state to get a better picture of how Texans voted in the U.S. Senate election.

The Court of Criminal Appeals will rehear a case it threw out last year. Three of the judges became targets of Attorney General Ken Paxton over another ruling and lost reelection.

Condemning such assaults on law enforcement officers should be the easiest thing for a politician. But too many Republicans couldn’t even muster that.

On Wednesday, the Texas Comptroller announced awards totaling $701.9 million for the second round of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas Program (BOOT II).