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

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.

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.

The State Bar of Texas will not mover forward with it's case against Attorney General Ken Paxton after the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the assistant attorney general in a similar case last month.

The Commission for Lawyer Discipline tells the Texas Supreme Court that a related ruling made its case against Paxton moot.

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

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) The State Bar of Texas on Wednesday moved to drop its lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 ...

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 ...

Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a raise of $21,000 or 15%.

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After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it up for a floor vote.