Texas AG Ken Paxton sued USMS for allowing a trans athlete in women's competitions after multiple competitors said they were unaware of the athlete's biological sex.

New campaign finance filings provide the first glimpse of the financial and political fault lines emerging in the open primaries for key statewide offices.

Mars Inc. said it planned to remove food dyes from its products in 2016 but has since said this won't apply to certain treats.

TEXAS, USA — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday announced an investigation into fraudulent charity scams in the wake of catastrophic floods in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend that left more than 130 dead and more than 100 missing.

Mars is the maker of various candies, including Skittles, M&M's, Milky Way and Twix. The company also makes pet food under brands like Iams and Pedigree, although no pet food brands were mentioned in Paxton's announcement. Paxton said he has issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to obtain documents from Mars as part of the investigation.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested death row inmate Robert Roberson, whose execution date was delayed last year after his case became a political lightning rod, be executed on Oct. 16. A hearing is set for 10 a.

Paxton issued a warning letter on Monday to Tray Coppola, the organizer of an unverified GoFundMe campaign, due to concerns that it may be a scam targeting those affected by recent floods in Texas.

Texas' attorney general said on Wednesday he has begun investigating Mars, which makes M&M's and Skittles candies, for its alleged refusal to remove synthetic food dyes from its products.