Attorney General of Texas

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The Attorney General of Texas is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Texas in legal matters, enforcing state law, and providing legal advice to state agencies and officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional officer
state attorney general
appliesToJurisdiction Texas
appointedBy elected by popular vote
chiefLegalOfficerOf Texas
surface form: State of Texas
constitutionalBasis Texas Constitution
country United States of America
duty collect child support
defend state statutes in court
enforce antitrust laws
enforce charitable trust laws
enforce open meetings laws
enforce open records laws
enforce state law
oversee consumer protection enforcement
protect state interests in federal litigation
provide legal opinions to state agencies
provide legal opinions to state officials
represent Texas in civil litigation
represent Texas in criminal appeals
support crime victim services
eligibleVoters citizens of Texas
hasAuthorityOver child support enforcement in Texas
consumer protection enforcement in Texas
state-level civil litigation
state-level criminal appeals
hasOfficeIn Texas State Capitol
surface form: Texas Capitol complex
hasWebsite https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/
headOfGovernment Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
headOfGovernmentBody Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of the Attorney General of Texas
inception 1846
jurisdiction Texas
surface form: State of Texas
legalRepresentationFor Texas
surface form: State of Texas

Texas state agencies
Texas state officials
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Travis County, Texas
surface form: Travis County
memberOf Texas state agencies
surface form: Texas Executive Department
officeHeldBy Ken Paxton
officeType statewide elected office
partOf Government of Texas
surface form: Texas Executive Branch
positionHeld Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
precededByOffice Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Attorney General of the Republic of Texas
residence Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas
seat Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas
style The Honorable
subordinateTo Texas voters
termLength 4 years

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Government of Texas hasOffice Attorney General of Texas
Greg Abbott positionHeld Attorney General of Texas
Article IV definesPowersOf Attorney General of Texas
subject surface form: Article IV of the Texas Constitution
Article IV establishesOffice Attorney General of Texas
subject surface form: Article IV of the Texas Constitution
Article IV assignsDutyTo Attorney General of Texas
subject surface form: Article IV of the Texas Constitution
Texas abortion laws enforcedBy Attorney General of Texas
this entity surface form: Texas Attorney General
Article IV of the Texas Constitution definesOffice Attorney General of Texas
Article IV of the Texas Constitution allocatesPowerTo Attorney General of Texas
Article IV of the Texas Constitution definesPowersOf Attorney General of Texas
Article IV of the Texas Constitution definesDutiesOf Attorney General of Texas
Attorney General of Texas positionHeld Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas headOfGovernmentBody Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Attorney General of Texas headOfGovernment Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Office of the Attorney General of Texas
Attorney General of Texas precededByOffice Attorney General of Texas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the Republic of Texas
John Cornyn positionHeld Attorney General of Texas
Legislative Redistricting Board (under certain conditions) isComposedOf Attorney General of Texas
subject surface form: Legislative Redistricting Board
this entity surface form: Texas Attorney General
George P. Bush ranForOffice Attorney General of Texas
Peter W. Grayson positionHeld Attorney General of Texas
this entity surface form: Attorney General of the Republic of Texas