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Ken Paxton

R
Statewide · Attorney General · term ends 2027-01

Not returning: ran for U.S. Senate (lost general to James Talarico). AG successor-elect Nathan Johnson (D) (unofficial).

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67%kept rate · rank #4
2 / 3kept / rated
0in progress (not in rate)
3promises tracked
Promises (3) Donors Foreign-link leads (0) Positions & flips
Kept: 2Compromised/partial: 1

Hold Meta/Facebook accountable for collecting Texans' facial-recognition / biometric data without permission.

Kept
Consumer protection · stated 2022-02-14 · promise source · #20
Stated
2022-02-14 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Kept: Paxton filed the biometric-privacy suit against Meta in February 2022, during his re-election campaign, and publicly described it as holding the company accountable. On July 30, 2024 Meta agreed to pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle the case, the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single state (OAG; Texas Tribune). (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — Paxton filed the biometric-privacy suit against Meta in February 2022, during his re-election campaign, and publicly described it as holding the company accountable. On July 30, 2024 Meta agreed to pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle the case, the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single state (OAG; Texas Tribune).
  • 2022-02-14 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Continue suing the Biden administration over immigration and border policies.

Compromised/partial
Immigration · stated 2022-05-18 · promise source · #19
Stated
2022-05-18 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Compromised/partial: Paxton's 2022 re-election campaign centered on his lawsuits against the Biden administration, especially Remain in Mexico and other border policies (Texas Tribune, May 18, 2022). A Texas court had ordered Remain in Mexico reinstated, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022 that the administration could end the program. Other immigration suits continued through the Biden term, with mixed results. Rated compromised/partial: he kept litigating, but a flagship case was lost at the Supreme Court. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Compromised/partial (current) — Paxton's 2022 re-election campaign centered on his lawsuits against the Biden administration, especially Remain in Mexico and other border policies (Texas Tribune, May 18, 2022). A Texas court had ordered Remain in Mexico reinstated, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022 that the administration could end the program. Other immigration suits continued through the Biden term, with mixed results. Rated compromised/partial: he kept litigating, but a flagship case was lost at the Supreme Court.
  • 2022-05-18 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Defend Texas's near-total abortion ban (SB 8 / subsequent trigger law) in court.

Kept
Abortion · stated 2022-05-18 · promise source · #21
Stated
2022-05-18 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Why Kept: On the 2022 campaign trail Paxton recounted at length how his office had defended the state's abortion ban at the U.S. Supreme Court and presented that defense as part of his record and ongoing commitment (Texas Tribune, May 18, 2022). The ban remained in effect throughout the rest of his term. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — On the 2022 campaign trail Paxton recounted at length how his office had defended the state's abortion ban at the U.S. Supreme Court and presented that defense as part of his record and ongoing commitment (Texas Tribune, May 18, 2022). The ban remained in effect throughout the rest of his term.
  • 2022-05-18 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.