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Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is considering a run to succeed outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a source familiar with his thinking confirmed to Axios.

Why it matters: Roy has made a name for himself in Congress as a conservative firebrand who often leads revolts against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

He was previously chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a role in which he help mastermind the 2013 government shutdown.

His interest in the attorney general role was first reported by The Hill.

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Rep. Chip Roy eyes bid for Texas attorney general

Roy has made a name for himself on Capitol Hill as a conservative firebrand.

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Rep. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chip Roy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/chip-roy-texas-scotus-border-ruling" data-vars-content-id="b97beca1-5845-4491-9412-72e31c654de4" data-vars-headline="Rep. Chip Roy eyes bid for Texas attorney general" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/chip-roy-texas-scotus-border-ruling" target="_self">Chip Roy</a> (R-Texas) is considering a run to succeed outgoing Texas Attorney General <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ken Paxton" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/07/texas-democrats-beto-orourke-paxton-investigation" data-vars-content-id="b97beca1-5845-4491-9412-72e31c654de4" data-vars-headline="Rep. Chip Roy eyes bid for Texas attorney general" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/07/texas-democrats-beto-orourke-paxton-investigation" target="_self">Ken Paxton</a>, a source familiar with his thinking confirmed to Axios.Why it matters: Roy has made a name for himself in Congress as a conservative firebrand who often leads revolts against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

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Rep. Chip Roy eyes bid for Texas attorney general

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