Texas: Remove Ken Paxton! $11M+ Wasted on Failed Political Lawsuits

I urge you to demand the immediate removal of Attorney General Ken Paxton from office. Texas taxpayers deserve better than funding his personal political vendettas through frivolous lawsuits that consistently fail in court. Paxton’s mismanagement has already cost Texans over $11 million in preventable expenses. His whistleblower settlement will cost $6.6 million, with an additional $1.2 million in interest accumulating because he refused to accept a judgment he promised not to contest (Texas Tribune, April 2025). His impeachment trial, triggered by his own misconduct, burned through $5.1 million in taxpayer funds. Rather than using the hundreds of attorneys already on the state payroll, Paxton routinely hires expensive private lawyers with political connections who charge outrageous rates, like former aide Zina Bash, who billed $24,570 for a single day’s work at $3,780 per hour (Texas Tribune, July 2025). The pattern extends to his politically motivated lawsuits that courts consistently reject. His recent case against Beto O’Rourke was decisively defeated by the 15th Court of Appeals, which found his restraining orders violated First Amendment protections and were supported by “little evidence” (KVIA, September 2025). This follows his widely criticized 2020 election lawsuit that legal experts called “frivolous” and a waste of public money. These cases aren’t about protecting Texans, they’re about settling political scores with our tax dollars. Texans face real challenges that require focused legal advocacy: healthcare access, infrastructure needs, consumer protection, and public safety. Instead of addressing these priorities, Paxton wastes our resources on partisan theater that damages Texas’s reputation and drains funds from essential services. The state’s top law enforcement officer should defend Texans’ interests, not pursue personal grudges that enrich private lawyers and drain the treasury. We need leadership that serves Texas, not Ken Paxton’s political ambitions.