The speaker, Republican Dade Phelan, angered Trump and his in-state allies last year when he oversaw the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

If the incumbent loses the state House race, then for the first time ever the most conservative wing of the Texas Republican Party may be able to govern relatively unfettered.

— Speaker problems: Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan is up against Dave Covey again in a runoff, after a neck and neck battle in March. Phelan only won 43 percent of the vote to Covey’s 46 ...

"He had some people really after him, and I thought it was very unfair. He's been a very good attorney general," Trump said of Paxton.

The billionaire mogul sued the Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization for defamation last November, and the suit led to federal probes by Republican Attorneys General Ken Paxton of Texas and ...

But the runoffs in Texas on Tuesday are a test for two prominent Republicans: U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, who has broken ranks over guns and the border, and powerful state House Speaker Dade Phelan, who ...

Missouri's Republican attorney general primary is pitting incumbent Andrew Bailey against Will Scharf, a lawyer for Donald Trump.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says his primary concern is not what happens after the 2024 election, but rather on making sure the Democratic Party doesn’t steal it. "Because there's no way that ...

The highly anticipated primary election runoffs in Texas are guaranteed to make waves Tuesday, as Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) look to finally shut the door on the ...

According to Donald Trump, Texas' Ken Paxton would be in the mix for U.S. attorney general in a second term. The mere possibility of such a nomination is absurd ...

The Texas Republican Party will kick off its biennial convention Thursday in San Antonio against the backdrop of intraparty animus and early voting and runoff elections that could usher in a new ...