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His politicization of the attorney general’s office follows a path blazed by two predecessors, Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt, who each used relatively brief tenures as the state’s attorney general to launch themselves into the U.S.

Sen. John Cornyn, who is facing a primary challenge from the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, called on FBI Director Kash Patel to mobilize the FBI to take “any appropriate steps” to arrest Democrats so that Republicans can push through their gerrymander.

The state’s attorney general sued, claiming it violated the constitution; Walters and others supported the school, arguing for freedom of religion.

The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a gun rampage in June has been indicted on six federal charges, the state's attorney general has announced.

Harris, who served as the state’s attorney general and U.S. senator, unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, became former President Joe Biden’s vice president and then ran for president in 2024 in a whirlwind and unsuccessful campaign after Biden decided not to run for reelection.