Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Con­tin­ue to Defend Texas Bor­der Secu­ri­ty Law After Court Blocks It From Tak­ing Effect

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has immediately appealed a ruling against SB 4 by which a federal court blocked the border security measure from taking effect on March 5.

February 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Frisco ISD for Ille­gal Electioneering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Frisco Independent School District (“FISD”) for illegal electioneering by using taxpayer-funded resources to urge people to vote in favor of a certain policy.

February 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Wins Case Chal­leng­ing $1.7 Tril­lion Fed­er­al Fund­ing Bill Passed Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al­ly With Less Than Half of U.S. Con­gress Phys­i­cal­ly Present

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory in defense of the United States Constitution, with a court ruling that the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was unlawfully passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 without a quorum physically present as constitutionally required.

February 27, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Major Pornog­ra­phy Dis­trib­u­tor for Vio­lat­ing Texas Age Ver­i­fi­ca­tion Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, a major pornography distribution company, for violating HB 1181, a Texas law that requires reasonable age verification measures to protect minors from being exposed to obscene materials.

February 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Defends Texas Law Pro­hibit­ing Big Tech Cen­sor­ship at SCOTUS

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will defend HB 20, a Texas law that prevents major social media platforms from engaging in viewpoint discrimination and censorship, at the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) on February 26.

February 25, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Indict­ment Against Williamson Coun­ty Home­builder Nor­man Ash­by on Mul­ti­ple Charges

Norman Ashby, 46, of Georgetown, TX, has been indicted by a Williamson County Grand Jury and arrested on the felony charges of Misapplication of Fiduciary Property (greater than $300,000), Theft of Services (greater than $300,000) and Tampering with a Witness.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Arrests Doc­tor for Repeat­ed­ly Inde­cent­ly Touch­ing Patients

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Denton Police Department have arrested a Denton-based doctor after a joint investigation that uncovered four counts of Indecent Assault.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Secures Con­vic­tion and 50-Year Sen­tence for Child Murderer

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a 50-year sentence for a murderer who killed a four-year-old child.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues School Dis­trict for Ille­gal Elec­tion­eer­ing with Pub­lic Tax Money

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Denton Independent School District (“DISD”) for illegal electioneering by using taxpayer-funded resources to stump for specific candidates during an election.

February 22, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Three Life Sen­tences in Decades-Old Cold Case Mur­der After Sus­pect Attempt­ed to Smug­gle Ille­gal Aliens

On February 1, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton helped secure three consecutive life sentences against Pablo Figueroa, age 62, for a murder he committed over 40 years ago.

February 21, 2024 | Press Release