John Scott Jr., a 41-year-old Decatur resident, died Tuesday after being in a coma. “My son John Scott is no longer with us. He fought a good fight,” Paulette Tennison-Sanders wrote on Facebook.

Gov. Greg Abbott chose John Scott, a former deputy attorney general, to head the office while Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment charges. By David Montgomery Reporting from Austin Gov.

Texas's acting attorney general is resigning. John Scott's departure comes after just six weeks on the job. In a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, John Scott said he had only taken the job on the ...

Secretary of State John Scott announced his resignation on Monday. He will step down as the state’s top elections official at the end of the year. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune ...