With Ken Paxton (R) chasing a US Senate seat next year, law firms in Texas are left to wonder what his departure from the state attorney general role will mean for them.
His successor could affect everything from who firms hire to the type of work they get.
Four Republicans are competing to fill the AG role, including state senators Joan Huffman of Houston and Mayes Middleton of Galveston, US Representative Chip Roy, and Aaron Reitz, a former Paxton top aide who has been endorsed by Paxton.
The state hasn’t elected a Democrat to the attorney general role since 1994, ...