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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Joshua Fechter

Texas appeals court weighing whether state bar can discipline Ken Paxton for challenging 2020 presidential election

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton steps to the podium to make a statement to the press on May 26, 2023, a day before a scheduled impeachment vote. Behind him, from left: Tommy Tran, executive assistant; James R. Lloyd, associate deputy attorney general for civil litigation; Austin A. Kinghorn, associate deputy attorney general for legal counsel; Ryan Fisher, director of government relations; Joshua Reno, deputy attorney general for criminal justice; and Suzanna Hupp, special adviser.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton steps to the podium to make a statement to the press on May 26, 2023, a day before the Texas House impeached him. The Senate acquitted him in September. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

DALLAS — Whether the Texas State Bar can take away Attorney General Ken Paxton's law license could hinge on whether appellate justices believe the organization is trying to control what lawsuits he files on the state's behalf — or whether the group has the jurisdiction to punish him for pushing false theories in a lawsuit over the 2020 presidential election.

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