At the request of the bar, the Texas Supreme Court handed down an order Wednesday that brings the bar's attempts to sanction Paxton to an end.

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.

The Commission for Lawyer Discipline tells the Texas Supreme Court that a related ruling made its case against Paxton moot.

The State Bar of Texas drops its lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton over his 2020 election challenge, citing a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling.

In a court filing, lawyers with the bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline asked the Texas Supreme Court to dismiss the suit, citing the high court’s December decision to toss a separate state ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 ...

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election ...