Texas AG Paxton sues Democratic county that defied him on voter registration plan

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing the Democratic stronghold of Bexar County over a plan to send unsolicited voter registration forms to eligible, but unregistered, voters.

Bexar County, the state’s fourth most populous county and home to San Antonio, voted for Joe Biden in 2020 by a margin of 18 points — more than three times the spread by which the entire state voted for Trump.

In a warning on Monday night, Paxton sought to cast the county’s voter...