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May 08, 2024

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es Announce­ment Rais­ing Aware­ness of Fen­tanyl Epi­dem­ic Harm­ing Texas Communities

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a public service announcement to raise awareness about the increasingly deadly consequences of the ongoing fentanyl epidemic afflicting Texas and the rest

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December 13, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Launch­es Inves­ti­ga­tions into Char​ac​ter​.AI, Red­dit, Insta­gram, Dis­cord, and Oth­er Com­pa­nies over Children’s Pri­va­cy and Safe­ty Prac­tices as Texas Leads the Nation in Data Pri­va­cy Enforcement

December 12, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Man­u­fac­tur­ers of Tox­ic PFAS ​“For­ev­er Chem­i­cals” for False­ly Adver­tis­ing House­hold Prod­ucts as Safe for Families

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About KEN PAXTON

About KEN PAXTON

Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. He was re-elected to a second term in 2018 and a third term in 2022.

As the state’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees in 38 divisions and 117 offices around Texas. That includes nearly 750 attorneys, who handle more than 30,000 cases annually. Read Ken Paxton's Full Bio.

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