Republican state lawmakers are doubling down on their failed effort last session to bar certain foreign citizens and companies from owning land in Texas. The proposals this year range from outright bans to creating a database of purchases,
When Microsoft attorneys allegedly accused a criminal defense attorney of possessing child pornography he received from prosecutors, he filed a grievance with the State Bar of Texas. The case was dismissed,
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 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 state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
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 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.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week announced his appointment of Paul E. Mansur for Yoakum County Criminal District Attorney.
The State Bar of Texas drops its lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton over his 2020 election challenge, citing a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling.
AUSTIN, Texas — 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 ...
The proposal failed last session after protests and criticism that it was discriminatory. Any ban would almost certainly be challenged in court.