Index/People/Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton

Attorney General of Texas since 2015

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Nov 14, 2025
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How many times has Joe Biden been sued as President of the United States?

Available reporting and trackers show hundreds of individual lawsuits have been filed against the Biden administration by states, businesses, advocacy groups and officials — but there is no single, au...

Nov 19, 2025
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Has the Biden administration continued or dismantled Trump-era border wall?

The Biden administration did not simply abolish Trump-era border-wall programs; it both halted large-scale construction early in his first term and later allowed or directed limited projects using pre...

Dec 5, 2025
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Which Senate seats could flip party control in 2026 based on current polling?

Current reporting and polling-focused trackers identify a short list of Senate races likely to be competitive in 2026: vulnerable Democratic incumbents include Jon Ossoff (Georgia) and seats in Michig...

Dec 5, 2025

How does Texas’s Senate delegation currently break down by party and when are their next elections?

Texas’s U.S. Senate delegation is wholly Republican: Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are the two U.S. senators from Texas (both listed as Republicans) . One of Texas’s U.S. Senate seats will be on the 2026 b...

Nov 30, 2025

How does the number of constitutional violation lawsuits against the Biden administration compare to previous administrations?

Legal challenges to the Biden administration were unusually numerous and high-profile, with multiple state attorneys general — notably Texas AG Ken Paxton — touting 100+ suits filed by his office alon...

Jan 13, 2026

What civil lawsuits have been brought against Joe Biden and their statuses?

A broad constellation of civil lawsuits — largely brought by state attorneys general, advocacy groups, and international civil-society coalitions — has targeted President Joe Biden and his administrat...

Nov 19, 2025

Did the Court stop Texas redistricting

A three-judge federal panel in the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking Texas’s 2025 congressional map from being used in the 2026 midterm elections, finding “substantial...

Nov 15, 2025

Have independent watchdogs or courts found unconstitutional overreach in Biden administration actions?

Courts and state attorneys general have repeatedly found specific Biden-administration actions unlawful or exceeded statutory bounds, while other high courts have rejected claims of unconstitutional p...

Jan 17, 2026

Which Texas Senate candidates have received endorsements from major pro-Israel or pro-Palestine organizations in 2026?

A review of the supplied reporting finds no documented endorsements in 2026 from major pro‑Israel groups (such as DMFI PAC/AIPAC‑aligned efforts) or from major pro‑Palestine organizations (such as Tra...

Jan 2, 2026

Which Biden policies have been challenged as unconstitutional in court?

Multiple Biden administration policies have been litigated as unconstitutional, from immigration parole and asylum rules to COVID-era mandates, student loan relief, surveillance practices, and propose...

Dec 12, 2025

Who are potential Republican primary challengers for vulnerable incumbent senators in 2026?

Republican incumbents widely viewed as potential primary targets in 2026 include Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who faces declared primary bids from Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt (Corny...

Nov 23, 2025

Which Texas house member was involved in a recent scandal?

Reporting in the provided sources highlights at least two recent Texas-related scandals involving elected figures: longtime Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced impeachment and related misconduct a...

Nov 22, 2025

How have Texas congressional districts changed since the 2020 redistricting?

Texas gained two U.S. House seats after the 2020 census, bringing its total to 38 congressional districts under maps enacted in 2021 (the post‑2020 apportionment and S.B.6 plan) . In 2025 the Republic...

Nov 10, 2025

How many lawsuits has the Biden administration faced regarding immigration policy?

The Biden administration has faced a substantial and sustained wave of litigation over immigration policy, including brought by Republican‑led coalitions and —notably multiple individual lawsuits file...

Jan 10, 2026

Did Biden sell the border wall for Pennie’s on the dollar

No — the available reporting does not support a simple claim that “Biden sold the border wall for pennies on the dollar” as an act of gratuitous sabotage; federal agencies did move surplus wall materi...

Jan 1, 2026

Which major us political organizations and campaigns receive funding from george soros and his foundations?

George Soros and the foundations he controls — principally the Open Society Foundations and affiliated vehicles — fund a broad network of U.S. political organizations, progressive infrastructure group...

Dec 12, 2025

What regulatory fines or settlements has Target paid in the last decade?

Target has paid multiple regulatory settlements tied chiefly to its 2013 data breach, including multistate agreements described as totaling $18.5 million from Texas (announced Dec. 2025) and earlier m...

Dec 6, 2025

Texas paid 8.88 billion per year and california paid 22 billion per year to support illegal aliens

Available reporting shows widely different state estimates and third‑party studies for the fiscal cost of undocumented immigrants: several sources place California’s cost around $21.7–$22 billion per ...

Nov 20, 2025

Were any bar complaints filed against Pam Bondi over discovery violations in specific cases?

Available reporting shows multiple ethics complaints were filed with the Florida Bar accusing Pam Bondi of “serious professional misconduct,” including a detailed 23‑page complaint tied to specific in...

Nov 20, 2025

What were the most common types of voter fraud allegations in the 2024 election?

Allegations in 2024 clustered around a few recurring themes: claims of noncitizen voting, vote-harvesting or ballot‑collection schemes, machine or software tampering, and duplicate or double voting — ...