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The Texas attorney general occupies an unrivaled place within state government, holding an unparalleled position of strategic significance. This influence stems from formal authority, strict constitutional limitations on other officials’ powers, and occasional court overrulings of his/her rulings.

1. Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general serves the people of his state by upholding state law and protecting public interest. For instance, their office files lawsuits to recover taxes owed to them from those owing them and investigates suspicious illegal activities, along with protecting charitable trusts by filing legal actions to defend them from potential legal threats. Furthermore, their office enforces health, safety and consumer protection regulations, collects court-ordered child support payments, administers the Crime Victims Compensation Fund as well as prosecute criminal cases as well as defend the state against lawsuits from private parties brought by private parties against lawsuits brought by private parties against them by filing legal actions or filing lawsuits on their behalf to defend them from lawsuits brought by third parties against these matters – their office does it all!

Ken Paxton was elected attorney general in 2022. Prior to that he served 10 years in Texas House of Representatives representing House District 70 which encompassed parts of Collin and Dallas Counties. Ken was also active with Allen Chamber of Commerce, Centennial Medical Center and Dallas Estate Planning Council boards as well as being part of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Frisco along with Angela (school guidance counselor).

Paxton used his first few years as Texas Attorney General to rebrand the Texas AG office into a hub of national conservative legal activism. He hired attorneys from First Liberty Institute, a Plano-based law firm which promotes prayer back into public schools, allows religious businesses to refuse service to gay individuals and limits funding for birth control services. Many of Paxton’s lawyers were Christian activists who left lucrative law firm jobs for this new role with Paxton’s AG office.

After several embarrassing missteps in high-profile human trafficking cases, the agency’s reputation took a serious hit. Some of its top lawyers, such as Ryan Bangert and Jeff Mateer, left to pursue work elsewhere while many key staff members left through impeachment proceedings.

2. John Cornyn

John Cornyn serves as Attorney General of Texas and as such acts as its chief legal officer. According to Texas state constitution, his duties include protecting state government interests through legal advice and proceedings in courts as well as representing Secretary of State in extradition proceedings and providing advice about legal obligations of state agencies as well as authorizing public bond issues. Furthermore, John’s office pursues civil matters such as filing suit to recover taxes owed by corporations and safeguard charitable trusts through litigation.

The office also protects Texas from federal attempts to take control over submerged oil lands that lie off shore from coastal states like Texas and prosecutes persons committing environmental crimes. Furthermore, its political and legal influence over state government agencies is amplified through an advisory-opinion function which provides specific officials with guidance on how they may perform their functions legally; civil lawsuits initiated by Price Daniel could include both political as well as legal aspects, as was demonstrated with his prosecution of Galveston County politicians.

Senator Cornyn is dedicated to fighting for lower taxes and reasonable regulation that fosters America’s entrepreneurial spirit. He ardently supports a robust national defense that equips our soldiers with everything they need to fight America’s battles and deter enemies of freedom. Additionally, Cornyn champions the rule of law by championing legislation to end rape kit backlog and protect victims of sexual assault; his efforts were instrumental in passing our country’s most sweeping Freedom of Information Act reform in more than 10 years in 2007.

3. Greg Abbott

Republican Greg Abbott has become a national icon by championing socially conservative causes. These include opposing abortion, supporting religious displays in public places and traditional marriage. Furthermore, he advocates for tough immigration policies, lax gun regulations and strong military presence along the border between Texas and Mexico.

As chief attorney for his state, Abbott serves as its legal enforcer in areas of civil rights, criminal justice, consumer protection and environmental regulations. His duties include tracking down individuals with outstanding taxes or assets that have escheated to the state and filing lawsuits on their behalf; working with governmental agencies on legal instruments like bond issues; as well as having regulatory or punitive civil powers over corporations as well as protecting charitable trusts through litigation proceedings.

The office of state’s Attorney General exerts an unparalleled strategic impact, due to their formal authority, limited constitutional veto power over other state officials, part-time legislature and rare judicial overrulings of attorney general actions.

Abbott, whose mother was an ordained Baptist minister, is well known for his strong support of religious liberty. As attorney general during Obama’s second term, he challenged it on many fronts – challenging immigration, health care, environmental policy and other matters with lawsuits filed against the federal government – but often had little measurable effect on legislation or policy decisions made at federal level. Reelected in 2024 for another four year term as AG.

4. Wendy Davis

The office of the Texas attorney general is charged with representing state agencies in civil litigation, approving public bond issues and offering legal opinions to state officials and boards. Over time, its responsibilities have expanded due to increased pressures placed upon governments to regulate themselves effectively and improve services provided.

This position also oversees civil and criminal cases between the state and its residents, as well as provides counsel to governor, heads of state agencies, defend challenges to state laws, oversee insurance programs for the state and investigate fraud against its government.

Davis has long touted her story of rising from poverty in a trailer park through hard work and Harvard Law School as a draw to voters, yet recently, a Dallas Morning News piece cast doubts upon this narrative.

Davis has denied these accusations of falsification for political gain and insists her story is factually true, though some details might differ than described in campaign ads.

She says her mission in running for Congress is to make sure Texans’ voices are heard, and has made headway by flipping two congressional seats and gaining ground in Texas legislature. But Democrats continue to struggle winning governor’s offices and Senate seats.

Democratic enthusiasm in Texas remains strong despite recent setbacks. A number of high-profile candidates, including former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, have declared candidacies for midterm elections this November; should any win mark an indication that GOP dominance may begin to decrease.

5. David Dewhurst

The office of the attorney general is charged with representing state agencies, officials and employees in legal proceedings. The office represents the state in civil cases, prosecutes criminal activities like human trafficking and internet crimes against children, and approves public bond issues. Through Texas history, the attorney general’s role has grown alongside its expansion. The office’s attorneys serve as legal counsel to all state boards and agencies, provide legal opinions to the governor, heads of state agencies and other officials as required by law, serve as ex officio members on state committees and commissions and defend challenges to state laws as well as any lawsuits brought against either agencies or individual employees of the state.

Dewhurst boasts an impressive resume. Starting out working his way through college by waiting tables and doing manual labor during summer breaks to serving in both the Air Force and CIA before eventually becoming a rancher and businessman he quickly earned respect as an expert on Texas culture and history. Dewhurst served on Governor Rick Perry’s Homeland Security Task Force after September 11 as well as running for U.S. Senate himself in 2012.

Dewhurst was already facing scrutiny for allegedly assaulting his then-partner in Dallas and losing out in this year’s GOP nomination race against incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and former U.S. Sen Ted Cruz; experts suggest the incident could jeopardize his chances. At Southern Methodist University’s Cal Jillson believes Dewhurst may now have lost some of his power – something considered one of Texas politics most influential people until this incident took place.