Ken Paxton Uses Diversity Legal Opinion on MLK Day to Attack John Cornyn Ahead of U.S. Senate Primary

Paxton Opinion Declares DEI Unconstitutional in Texas Government

The attorney general said the opinion targets decades of DEI frameworks embedded throughout state and local government. The post Paxton Opinion Declares DEI Unconstitutional in Texas Government appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Ken Paxton attacks John Cornyn in MLK Day diversity opinion

The two Republicans are competing in a heated primary. Cornyn accused Paxton of abusing his office and legal experts said the AG’s legal opinion is not binding.

Paxton, Cornyn virtually tied in Senate race polls, so Paxton issues opinion saying DEI is illegal

The latest poll on the 2026 Texas Republican Primary race for the U.S. Senate shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a statistically insignificant 1-point lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Cornyn, 27 percent-26 percent. The Emerson College Poll, sponsored by Nexstar, was conducted Jan. 10-12 and polled 550 registered voters. U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston — one of the first Black Republicans elected to the U.S. House from Texas — came in…

Texas AG Paxton issues anti-DEI opinion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued legal guidance on Monday morning, declaring many diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public and private spaces unconstitutional. For several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to phase out diversity programs in state government. Now, the private sphere may be next. On Monday, people attending the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade celebrated gains made after the Civil Rights Movement, such …

Texas Attorney General issues sweeping opinion against DEI

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said decades of DEI programs violate state and federal law. His office called for immediate rollback across agencies, schools and local governments.