Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging Republican Sen. John Cornyn for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats, has accepted significant contributions from Democrat-linked trial lawyers, according to data reviewed by the Daily Caller.
A number of the trial lawyers backing Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign have also backed high-profile Democratic Party candidates in recent years, including Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. According to the campaign finance data, Paxton has received approximately $230,000, which accounts for about 10 percent of Paxton’s total money raised. (RELATED: Ken Paxton Reveals The One Thing That May Get Him To Drop Out Of Brutal Senate Race)
Of that, the Democratic Party-aligned personal injury attorney, Muhammad Aziz, has accounted for nearly one-third, contributing a total of $93,000. Aziz, according to The Texas Voice, is a longtime Democratic Party donor who has recently shown interest in influencing Republican primaries in an anti-Trump direction.
The Texas news outlet further elaborates that Aziz is one of Rep. Omar’s key political donors. Omar — who has been accused of enabling immigration fraud through a sham marriage to her Somalian brother — is one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. The association of Paxton — who has positioned himself as a staunch ally of the president — and Aziz could be seen as troubling by Texas voters. (RELATED: JD Vance Says White House Plans To ‘Go After’ Ilhan Omar For Alleged Immigration Fraud)
US Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, reacts as US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
Aziz — a partner with the Houston-based law firm Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner — is a major player in Texas Democrat politics. According to The Texas Voice, Aziz has provided significant resources to the Harris County Democratic Party, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Joe Biden presidential campaign, and former Democratic Senate candidate Collin Allred.
Aziz’s law firm also contributed $300,000 to anti-Republican First Tuesday PAC, which also saw significant resources from George Soros. During the 2024 election cycle, the PAC encouraged voters to “Stop MAGA Republicans.” The law firm has already contributed an additional $300,000 to the First Tuesday PAC in the 2026 election cycle, according to The Texas Voice.
Sources in Texas, however, have told the Daily Caller that the trial lawyers’ alignment with Paxton stems from an ongoing political fight over lawsuit reform in the state. The dispute, according to sources, stems from damage caps successfully lobbied for by Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR). These caps have drastically reduced rewards in litigation, such as malpractice lawsuits, which many attorneys contend have made such lawsuits unfeasible. One source insists that the alignment of Aziz and other trial attorneys with Paxton entirely stems from the TLR reforms, with the latter having significant influence among Sen. Cornyn and the Bush family. (RELATED: STEPHEN MOORE: There’s A Reason Trial Lawyers Are Blocking People From A Wealth Retirement Plan That Lifts More Boats)
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