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AG Pax­ton: Texas Supreme Court Ends Unlaw­ful City of Austin and Travis Coun­ty Shut­down Orders

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the Supreme Court of Texas for granting the state’s petition and directing the court of appeals to enjoin enforcement of Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s and Travis County Judge Andy Brown’s illegal local orders,

January 01, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Urges Third Court of Appeals to Halt Unlaw­ful City of Austin and Travis Coun­ty Shut­down Orders

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that he filed an appeal in the Austin-based Third Court of Appeals, urging the court to halt enforcement of Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s and Travis County Judge Andy Brown’s orders, which illegally impose a four-day shutdown of dine-in food and beverage services

December 31, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sues Bat­tle­ground States for Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Changes to 2020 Elec­tion Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States Supreme Court.

December 08, 2020 | Press Release

ICY­MI: SCO­TUS Backs Texas Attor­ney General’s Office in its Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the Texas Depart­ment of Crim­i­nal Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the U.S. Supreme Court for denying inmates’ request to re-impose burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceeded professional measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

November 17, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Files for Tem­po­rary Injunc­tion to Halt El Paso Coun­ty Judge’s Unlaw­ful Lock­down Order

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for temporary injunction to stop El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s unlawful lockdown order, which flies in the face of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive orders on COVID-19.

November 03, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion of Busi­ness­es in Law­suit Against El Paso Judge’s Unlaw­ful Order

Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a coalition of businesses suing El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego for imposing restrictions on local public health orders that are inconsistent with Governor Greg Abbott’s disaster orders.

October 30, 2020 | Press Release

Texas Supreme Court Revers­es Third Court Order, Pre­serves Gov­er­nor Abbott’s Order on Bal­lot Drop-Off Locations

Today, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed a Third Court of Appeals ruling and dissolved a district court injunction challenging Governor Greg Abbott’s order, which allows counties to have only one ballot return location during early voting.

October 27, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Fifth Cir­cuit Grants Stay Halt­ing Dis­trict Court Order, Secures Bal­lot Hand-Deliv­ery Locations

Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay, blocking a district court order that purported to override Governor Greg Abbott’s proclamation regarding mail-in ballot drop-off locations

October 13, 2020 | Press Release