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13 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 17, 2026.
The lawsuit says Texas's 'merciless blanket prohibition' killed a 37-year-old mother with diabetes, hypertension and a history of a stillbirth. Her son found her unresponsive on his 15th birthday. 'Honestly, go to hell,' her aunt said of Paxton.
Travis County District Judge Cory Liu ruled the company violated the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, making Texas the first state to hold TikTok liable over child safety. A trial on penalties is expected next month.
Federal filings show the super PAC split the money evenly between ads boosting the Texas attorney general and ads attacking Democrat James Talarico. The PAC is sitting on roughly $400 million.
Texas Southern University's survey puts James Talarico ahead 47% to 45%. The pollster's explanation: Paxton is holding only 85% of Republicans while independents break for the Democrat by 40 points.
In an unsigned order with no noted dissents, the justices refused to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, the first law of its kind requiring age checks and parental consent before minors can download apps.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, propelled by an eleventh-hour Trump endorsement, crushed Sen. John Cornyn by roughly 28 points, setting up a fall clash with Democrat James Talarico.
Standing-room-only Houston crowd cheers as Democratic challenger launches campaign against scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General in what promises to be a bitter contest.
The scandal-plagued attorney general's defeat of John Cornyn transforms the deep red state into a potential Democratic battleground, expanding the national political map.
The scandal-plagued Texas attorney general overcame significant fundraising disadvantages to unseat the veteran senator in a high-profile Republican runoff.
All eyes focus on the Republican Senate runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with other key contests across the state.
The president sided with the embattled state attorney general one week before runoff voting closes, blowing apart Senate GOP leadership's push for Cornyn and putting Paxton on a clear glide path to the Republican nomination.
President snubs four-term incumbent John Cornyn, sparking GOP fears of losing crucial Senate seat to Texas attorney general.
The Conservative Political Action Conference's annual gathering turned into an unofficial Paxton pep rally, with the attorney general drawing thunderous applause while incumbent Senator John Cornyn's name was met with audible boos.