Brent Webster

Brent Webster is an American lawyer serving as the first assistant attorney general of Texas since 2020. In May 2023, he performed the duties of state attorney general for three days following Ken Paxton's impeachment and suspension from office.

Early life and education Webster is originally from Houston, Texas and graduated from Cypress Falls High School. Webster earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and government from Southwestern University. Webster holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center.

Early legal career In his early career, Webster was a prosecutor in the Williamson County, Texas district attorney (DA)'s office, where he ultimately became first assistant district attorney.

Career in Texas AG's Office First Assistant Attorney General of Texas Following the sudden resignation of Jeff Mateer as First Assistant Attorney General of Texas in October 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appointed Webster to the Office of Attorney General's second-in-command position. Mateer resigned after becoming one of eight attorneys in the Office of the Attorney General to report Paxton to law enforcement, accusing him of abuse of power and accepting bribes; the complaint triggered an FBI investigation. Paxton fired the other whistleblowers and replaced them with new senior staff, including Webster. In December 2020, Webster filed a case on behalf of the state (Texas v. Pennsylvania) that sought to overturn the election results in four states won by Biden, thus overturning Trump's election loss and keeping him in power. In January 2022, the Commission for Lawyer Discipline held a hearing, at which Webster refused to appear. Youngblood's ruling was reversed by the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso, which ruled in June 2022 that lawyers for the state are not immune from the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers.