State Bar of Texas, Ken Paxton

Texas State Bar drops lawsuit over Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2020 election challenge
The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 challenge to Biden's victory.
Texas bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge
The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.
Texas State Bar seeks to dismiss its lawsuit against Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election
The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
Texas AG Ken Paxton prevails in ethics lawsuit over his challenge to 2020 election results
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
State Bar of Texas commission moves to drop ethics complaint against AG Ken Paxton
The state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline has asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss its ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton. The commission filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the case as moot.
Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney general
The state bar sought to take away the law license of Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster over a Texas lawsuit challenging 2020 presidential election results.
Texas Gov. Abbott taps Mansur to serve as Yoakum County Criminal District Attorney
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week announced his appointment of Paul E. Mansur for Yoakum County Criminal District Attorney.
Texas House Democrats lose top committee posts but keep some power in a move that rankles far right
Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...
Texas Bar Examiners Escape Race Bias Suit Over Admission Denial
Texas can continue to prevent law school graduates from sitting for the bar exam when they don’t satisfy certain educational requirements, even though the state mistakenly admitted an unqualified ...
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Paxton's office asks Texas Supreme Court to toss ethics lawsuit after assistant dodged similar suit
Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Paxton Boasts as Texas Supreme Court Splits on Disciplining First Assistant Attorney General
In a split decision, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a state bar disciplinary case against first assistant attorney general Brent Webster. The state bar alleged ethics violations, citing ...
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Texas Supreme Court dismisses state bar's lawsuit against assistant A.G. Brent Webster
The Supreme Court of Texas in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Each of the five Texas business court divisions already has two judges appointed by Abbott, a prospect that all but ...