How suing Biden more than 100 times fueled Ken Paxton’s rise and reshaped Texans’ lives

cases would be heard by a Trump-appointed judge. Because of the state’s size and unequal population distribution, nine judicial divisions had just one judge for parts of the Biden administration; Trump appointed seven of them.

Of the lawsuits Paxton filed in Texas, 90% were guaranteed to be heard by either a Trump-appointed judge or Reed O’Connor, a continue reading …