In her announcement, Huffman framed herself as the most experienced candidate, pointing to her time as a prosecutor, judge and chair of key Senate committees.

One Texas attorney general served four years in federal prison for misusing his office. ... Jim Mattox wore the moniker the "junkyard dog" of Texas politics as a badge of honor.

TEXAS, USA — What does it mean to be Texas' attorney general? It's an office most of us don't think about very often, if ever, but one a legislative expert says impacts every Texan's life.