The state's lawyer. Represents Texas in court, issues legal opinions interpreting state law, and enforces consumer-protection and open-records laws.
What this office does
The attorney general is the state's chief legal officer. The office represents Texas in court, defends state laws, and provides legal advice to state officials, including formal written opinions requested by governmental bodies. It enforces the state's child support orders, protects Texans against consumer fraud, enforces Texas's open government laws, and works against waste, fraud and abuse. Its divisions also administer the crime victims' compensation program.
“As your Texas Attorney General, I will put the power of the AG's office to work: rooting out corruption, protecting consumers and making life more affordable, making our communities actually safer, leading the fight against the MAGA machine's assault on our individual rights, against the looting of our tax dollars, and against federal overreach.”Nathan Johnson campaign site – Why I'm Running ↗
“As your Texas Attorney General, I will put the power of the AG's office to work: rooting out corruption, protecting consumers and making life more affordable, making our communities actually safer, leading the fight against the MAGA machine's assault on our individual rights, against the looting of our tax dollars, and against federal overreach.”Nathan Johnson campaign site – Why I'm Running ↗
We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.
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Open seat: incumbent Ken Paxton did not seek re-election and is running for U.S. Senate. Major-party nominees confirmed from the completed March 3 and May 26, 2026 primaries. Minor-party and independent candidates are not yet confirmed against the certified ballot — check the official sample ballot.
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