Ken Paxton Archives | Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:35:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:35:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Copyright 2025 Dallas Observer. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Dallas Observer readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg Dallas Observer The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 An exciting WNBA game broke out at a Republican political rally last night in Dallas https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wings-wnba-game-broke-out-at-a-political-rally-in-dallas-40706439/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40706439 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wings-wnba-game-broke-out-at-a-political-rally-in-dallas-40706439/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:35:37 -0500 News The star-studded affair featured hard fouls, exciting play from big names and Ken Paxton acting like he's a women's basketball fan. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/wings-wnba-game-broke-out-at-a-political-rally-in-dallas-40706439/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Paxton seeks to keep unborn child with severe birth defect in Dallas County for treatment https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-seeks-to-keep-unborn-child-with-severe-birth-defect-in-dallas-county-for-treatment-40703874/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40703874 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-seeks-to-keep-unborn-child-with-severe-birth-defect-in-dallas-county-for-treatment-40703874/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:24:58 -0500 A surrogate carrying the child of a California couple traveled to Texas to avoid having an abortion for a baby diagnosed with HLHS]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-seeks-to-keep-unborn-child-with-severe-birth-defect-in-dallas-county-for-treatment-40703874/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Talarico outlines economic agenda, pitches ‘New American Dream’ in Arlington https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/talarico-outlines-economic-agenda-pitches-new-american-dream-in-arlington-40702376/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40702376 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/talarico-outlines-economic-agenda-pitches-new-american-dream-in-arlington-40702376/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:06:24 -0500 News The 'New American Dream Tour' will last a month and make 10 stops, including at an unnamed DFW location later in August. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/talarico-outlines-economic-agenda-pitches-new-american-dream-in-arlington-40702376/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Has abortion become the forgotten issue in the 2026 midterm elections? https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/has-abortion-become-the-forgotten-issue-in-the-2026-midterm-elections-40700434/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40700434 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/has-abortion-become-the-forgotten-issue-in-the-2026-midterm-elections-40700434/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News Texas women are still fighting for reproductive freedom, even if their elected officials are talking about it less. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/has-abortion-become-the-forgotten-issue-in-the-2026-midterm-elections-40700434/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer How a man once ordered to pay libel damages helped launch an investigation into Islamic private schools https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/british-man-once-ordered-to-pay-libel-damages-helped-launch-texas-investigation-into-islamic-private-schools-40697666/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40697666 Lexi Churchill, ProPublica-Texas Tribune https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/british-man-once-ordered-to-pay-libel-damages-helped-launch-texas-investigation-into-islamic-private-schools-40697666/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0500 North Texas Islamic schools are among those investigated by the state. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/british-man-once-ordered-to-pay-libel-damages-helped-launch-texas-investigation-into-islamic-private-schools-40697666/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer UPDATE: Timeline of the EPIC City Controversy as a Federal Agency Opens an Investigation https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/ Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:55:09 -0500 News Controversy focused on the proposed Muslim community began in February of 2024. Here's what's happened since, including a new federal investigation.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-timeline-of-the-muslim-epic-city-controversy-22295318/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Fact-checking Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign commercial https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fact-checking-ken-paxtons-senate-campaign-commercial-40691690/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40691690 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fact-checking-ken-paxtons-senate-campaign-commercial-40691690/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:52:56 -0500 News This will likely come as a shock to you, but the Texas attorney general might not have been totally honest in his TV commercial. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/fact-checking-ken-paxtons-senate-campaign-commercial-40691690/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Americans keep voting for scandal‑prone candidates because they just don’t want the other party to win https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40689917 Charlie Hunt https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 The 2026 midterm elections will feature at least two scandal-plagued candidates, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/americans-keep-voting-for-scandal%e2%80%91prone-candidates-40689917/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Paxton distances himself as advocates criticize ‘out of touch’ GOP anti-IVF platform  https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-distances-himself-from-gop-anti-ivf-platform-40689855/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40689855 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-distances-himself-from-gop-anti-ivf-platform-40689855/#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:10:41 -0500 News The Texas Republican Party recently adopted a plank listing IVF among so-called “destructive practices” along with commercial surrogacy. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/paxton-distances-himself-from-gop-anti-ivf-platform-40689855/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer Denton’s ‘Big Gay Swim Day’ is the target of Ken Paxton’s latest ‘frivolous’ lawsuit https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-sues-denton-over-big-gay-swim-party-40683372/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40683372 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-sues-denton-over-big-gay-swim-party-40683372/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News This is the fourth annual swim party for the Denton Pride festival, and the event has drawn “negative attention” in the past.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-sues-denton-over-big-gay-swim-party-40683372/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer