Attorneys in Paxton’s office in Austin turned him in to the FBI because of his corruption. Paxton fired them, they sued, and the suit was eventually settled. Paxton took that settlement agreement to the Texas Legislature for approval and funding, and the Texas House, dominated by the GOP, could no longer ignore Paxton’s corruption. The Texas Senate acquitted Paxton, but Texas voters didn’t, and on the same day cleaned house in the AG’s office, too.After nearly three years, AG Ken Paxton drops fight to shut down El Paso migrant shelter network. Via @elpasomatters https://t.co/4Zktuh4AP7
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 10, 2026
The suit against Covenant House, a private group formed in El Paso to help the homeless there, has been in court for three years. Now that a Republican will no longer be Texas AG, the staff across the state is saying: “Fuck it.” These cases were going to be dismissed anyway, but MAGA is collapsing like a house of cards. And racist xenophobia (Paxton accused Covenant House of aiding and abetting illegal immigration by treating poor people like… people.) no longer has the cachet it once did.
Even Paxton’s office can read the writing on the wall. Can Miller? Can Trump?
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