DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won reelection amid a
slew of his own legal problems and dysfunction in his agency. His defeat
Tuesday of Democrat Rochelle Garza continues Republicans' decades of
dominance in Texas’ statewide offices. Paxton secured a third term to
continue his conservative legal challenges to the administration of
Democratic President Joe Biden. His victory came in the face of an array
of controversies, including disciplinary action by the state bar, an
FBI investigation and a long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges.
Paxton has denied wrongdoing but also has seen disarray in his office
and a wave of staff departures.