Texas AG Paxton's DEI Opinion: Political Maneuver or Legal Reality Ahead of Senate Primary?

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a lengthy legal opinion on MLK Day, asserting that various state diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are unconstitutional. Legal experts immediately challenged the opinion's binding nature, clarifying that an AG's opinion is not law and cannot unilaterally overturn statutes. This move is widely seen as a political attack against U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Paxton's primary opponent, just weeks before the election.