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Controversy hasn’t stopped Ken Paxton yet. Will a Senate run be different?

Edgar Bradner, CNN • February 26, 2026

Magnolia, Texas (CNN) — Ken Paxton may be the political equivalent of Teflon. He’s survived under a cloud of controversy all 12 years he has served as the state’s attorney general. Republicans...

Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 charges in state Senate impeachment trial

Eric Bradner, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN • September 16, 2023

CNN -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday was acquitted in his state Senate impeachment trial, an outcome that laid bare the fierce divides within the Republican Party that controls all levers...