Texas Attorney General

The **Attorney General of Texas** is the state attorney general of the state government of the U.S. state of Texas. The attorney general is also the chief legal officer and the head of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He/she carries out official duties and responsibilities of the office through the Office of the Attorney General.

The state attorney general is elected to a four-year term. This does not have term limits. The election is held at the same statewide election as the governor, lieutenant governor, etc.

Ken Paxton is the current Attorney General of Texas, in office since January 2015 under Governor Greg Abbott.

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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Attorney General
- **body**: Texas
- **insignia**: Seal of Texas Attorney General.svg
- **incumbent**: Ken Paxton
- **incumbentsince**: January 5, 2015
- **style**: * Attorney General
* The Honorable
- **constituting instrument**: Texas Constitution, Constitution of Texas
- **termlength**: Four years, no term limit
- **department**: Office of the Attorney General (Texas), Office of the Attorney General
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
 Executive Branch of Texas, Texas Executive Branch
 Cabinet of Texas, Texas Cabinet
- **seat**: Austin, Texas
- **inaugural**: Volney E. Howard
- **formation**: 1846
- **image**: File:Ken Paxton by Gage Skidmore.jpg