Policy Positions
Positions as of July 12, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(1)
Supports removing regulations on American energy companies, framing prior administration policies as a 'war on American energy.'
"After four years of Joe Biden causing skyrocketing inflation and declaring war on American energy, Ken Paxton will help bring down costs and remove harmful regulations designed to hurt our energy companies."
Economy(3)
Supports a pro-growth regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and passing legislation like the CLARITY Act to empower crypto innovators.
"America must be the crypto capital of the world and support innovation and growth. Digital assets are one of the defining frontiers changing the world, and the United States cannot afford to fall behind. Achieving that requires a clear, pro-growth regulatory framework, and passing critical legislation like the CLARITY Act is key to giving innovators certainty to build and scale."
Supports revitalizing American manufacturing and creating American jobs.
"He is a staunch ally and supporter of President Trump's economic agenda and will work tirelessly to revitalize American manufacturing, create American jobs, and restore the American Dream."
Supports cutting taxes as part of Trump's fiscal agenda.
"Ken Paxton is a strong fiscal conservative who will fight to cut taxes and stop the wasteful spending that has led to our nation being in over $36 trillion dollars in debt."
Education(1)
Opposes LGBTQ-focused and gender ideology content in school curricula, framing it as 'woke indoctrination.'
"defeat the radical transgender movement that's desperate to put men in girls' sports and woke indoctrination in our classrooms."
Guns(1)
Paxton has fought against what he characterizes as attacks on Second Amendment rights.
"He's sued the Biden administration over 100 times, standing up against open borders policies, government overreach, attacks on the Second Amendment, and the far-left's radical agenda."
Immigration(5)
Supports deporting illegal immigrants, particularly those with criminal records.
"Ken Paxton will carry that fight to Washington, where he will help President Trump deport the criminal illegal aliens Joe Biden invited into the country, secure the border, and complete the construction of the border wall."
Opposed Biden-era open borders policies and sued the Biden administration over them.
"Attorney General Paxton led the national legal charge against Biden's radical agenda and sued the lawless Biden Administration over 100 times, including to put an end to disastrous open borders policies."
Paxton opposes open borders policies, having sued the Biden administration over them.
"He's sued the Biden administration over 100 times, standing up against open borders policies, government overreach, attacks on the Second Amendment, and the far-left's radical agenda."
Supports legal immigration and believes Congress should decide which workers are needed in the country.
""I want legal immigration," Paxton said later in the appearance. "I'm not opposed to making decisions about people that we need to come to this country to help us, in whatever area we're in need, whatever industry we need help in. But it's got to be decided by Congress." "Our immigration laws work if we follow them," he added."
Has a record of suing the Biden administration over immigration-related issues and supports strict enforcement of existing immigration laws.
"Paxton did not directly address the issue, but noted his record suing the Biden administration over immigration-related issues."
Social Issues(2)
Opposes abortion, pledging to defend the unborn.
"He will stand with President Trump to protect our gun rights, defend the unborn, and defeat the radical transgender movement."
Paxton has defended religious liberties from federal overreach.
"During the Obama years, he led the charge to defend Texas' state sovereignty and religious liberties from federal overreach."