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Paxton's 2015 Cover-Up of Lab Dog Pain Records Haunts His Senate Bid

A 2015 legal opinion in which Ken Paxton denied animal-rights groups access to public records on hundreds of Texas A&M laboratory dogs is resurfacing as a flashpoint in his 2026 U.S. Senate campaign.
USA Today

Who backs Paxton, Talarico in Texas Senate race? See endorsement list

The Texas U.S. Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico remains in a dead heat, according to recent polls. Paxton has secured endorsements from 18 Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump. Talarico has ...

Texas AG Paxton claims widespread noncitizen voting. Three people have been charged.

Among 53 cases that were referred for investigation, at least five people were listed as American citizens in previous court records, according to an NBC News review.
Mother Jones

A Texas Program Has Poured Billions Into Cancer Research. Ken Paxton Voted Against It.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, funded with $3 billion in public funds, would support groundbreaking work at the state’s leading research institutions, while ramping up prevention efforts across Texas.

In Texas Senate race, Paxton proposes tax cuts to make medications, housing, and living more affordable for Texans

The attorney general promoted deductions for medical costs, homebuyers and healthy living while dismissing concerns about cost and recent polling.

Paxton says Pasadena, Brazoria and dozens of other Texas cities can't raise property tax rates

Attorney General Ken Paxton tells Pasadena, Brazoria and dozens of other cities that they can't raise their property tax rates because of a state law.