Texas attorney general says bar probe is unconstitutional Jake Bleiberg Updated: July 16, 2021 4:17 pm FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally" in Washington. Lawyers for Texas' embattled attorney general have asked the state bar association to drop its investigation into whether the Republican's failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct, arguing the probe is an unconstitutional overreach.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin File)...