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Consumer Protection/Scams

Pax­ton Defeats Google’s Efforts to Avoid Trans­fer of Land­mark Antitrust Case Back to Texas

In a key victory for the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated an effort by Google to stop the return to Texas of a critical antitrust case targeting the company’s digital advertising monopoly.  

October 04, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Sues Trav­el Reser­va­tion Site for Decep­tive Trade Prac­tices Regard­ing the True Price of Hotel Rooms

The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) filed a lawsuit against Booking Holdings Inc. (“Booking”), a major travel reservation company, for engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

August 10, 2023 | Press Release

Texas OAG Secures $10.76 Mil­lion Judg­ment Against Pyra­mid Scheme Oper­a­tors Who Exploit­ed Con­sumers Dur­ing Covid-19 Pandemic

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) secured a $10.76 million Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction against BINT Operations LLC (“Blessings in No Time”) and its owners, LaShonda and Marlon Moore of Frisco, Texas, for the perpetration of an illegal pyramid scheme. 

July 26, 2023 | Press Release

OAG Con­ducts Enforce­ment Oper­a­tion With FTC to Tack­le Ille­gal Spam Calls

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target and harass U.S. consumers. 

July 18, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Files Ami­cus Brief to Defend Texas’s Right to Pro­tect its Citizens

The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) filed a multistate amicus brief in the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to prevent the federal government from unduly preempting state laws designed to safeguard Americans’ health.  

May 31, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Issues Con­sumer Alert Warn­ing Tex­ans of Com­pa­nies that May Appear to Be Gov­ern­ment Agencies

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) issues this consumer alert to help ensure that Texans are not deceived by companies appearing as though they may be government agencies.  

May 30, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Announces Law­suit Against Hilton For Vio­la­tions of Texas Con­sumer Pro­tec­tion Laws and Lack of Price Transparency

Attorney General Paxton filed another lawsuit against a global hotel chain for misleading consumers about the true costs of hotel rooms in violation of Texas consumer protection laws.

May 24, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Announces Sec­ond Inves­ti­ga­tion into Texas Hos­pi­tal for Poten­tial­ly Unlaw­ful­ly Per­form­ing Gen­der Tran­si­tion­ing” Procedures

Attorney General Paxton has announced an investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital to determine if the entity is actively engaging in illegal behavior and performing “gender transitioning” procedures on children.  

May 19, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Agree­ment with Mar­riott to End Hid­den Hotel Fees and Ensure Transparency

Attorney General Paxton has entered into a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) to ensure that the global hotel company properly discloses “resort fees” and other hidden costs to consumers in its advertisements and during the room booking process.  

May 16, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Hyatt Hotels for Decep­tive Trade Prac­tices Regard­ing the True Price of Hotel Rooms

Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against Hyatt Hotels Corporation d/b/a Hyatt Corporation; Hyatt Franchising, LLC (“Hyatt”), one of the largest hotel operators in the country, for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised.

May 16, 2023 | Press Release