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Ken Paxton

Arcs in the news about Ken Paxton from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 252 stories · 1,272 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 9, 2023

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The 2026 Texas Senate race: Ken Paxton's primary defeat of John Cornyn

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Ken Paxton announces U.S. Senate run, challenging Sen. John Cornyn · 26 articles, Apr 9Rep. Wesley Hunt launches Republican bid for Senate in Texas · 5 articles, Oct 6

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Everything else18 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Ken Paxton that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 28– 29Paxton sues Tylenol company over autism claims35 articles · 30 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 5 right
  2. Aug 21– 24Cruz endorses Chip Roy for Texas AG12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 6 right
  3. Aug 9– 12Paxton seeks Beto O’Rourke’s arrest over financial support of Texas Democrats10 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  4. Aug 6– 7Texas AG launches probe into Beto O’Rourke’s political group over funding for Democrats who fled state11 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  5. Aug 4– 5Texas AG Ken Paxton Casts Doubt On Prosecution Of Dems Blocking Republicans' Redistricting Push6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  6. Jul 10– 11Wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files for divorce ‘on biblical grounds’ after ‘recent discoveries’27 articles · 24 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 9 right
  7. Apr 5– 6Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI15 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. Mar 19Coppell ISD sued by Attorney General Ken Paxton for teaching 'woke and hateful critical race theory'5 articles · 3 independent sources
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Stories that name Ken Paxton

  1. Nov 19– 22Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased43 articles · 29 independent sources
    6 left, 9 center, 3 right
  2. Oct 8– 98 people arrested in case of Texas midwife charged with performing illegal abortions19 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 14– 15Kellogg says it will remove artificial dyes from cereals by the end of 202712 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Aug 4– 5Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting31 articles · 24 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 15– 16Texas judge sets new execution date for death row inmate Robert Roberson20 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 1Democrat Colin Allred is running again for US Senate in Texas8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  7. May 10Google reaches $1.4B settlement with Texas over claims of tracking, collecting private data24 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  8. Mar 17– 18Texas midwife accused by state's attorney general of providing illegal abortions29 articles · 28 independent sources
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  9. Feb 13– 14Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas18 articles · 15 independent sources
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  10. Jan 23– 24Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin44 articles · 37 independent sources
    8 left, 12 center, 2 right
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