Angela Colmenero

Angela Veronica Colmenero (born 1979) is an American attorney. She served as the interim Texas Attorney General from July 14 to September 16, 2023. She is the deputy chief of staff to Governor Greg Abbott and previously served as his principal deputy general counsel from 2021 to 2023. Colmenero is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education

Colmenero is a Hispanic-American and was born in 1979 in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She received a Juris Doctor from the Notre Dame Law School in 2004.

Career

Colmenero worked in the office of the Texas Attorney General for almost ten years where she held a number of positions including chief of the general litigation division and deputy chief of the special litigation division. On July 14, 2023, Colmenero succeeded John B. Scott as the new interim Texas Attorney General. On July 16, 2026 her nomination was reported to the Senate by a 11-10 party-line vote.