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Criminal Justice/Prosecution

Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

Important arrests made last week by both the Human Trafficking and Fugitive Apprehension units across the state.

January 21, 2022 | Press Release

Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

Important arrests made from both the human trafficking and fugitive apprehension units across the state.

January 18, 2022 | Press Release

Paxton’s Decem­ber Law Enforce­ment Round Up

In Bexar County, David Caesar Berlanga was arrested on December 8 for 9 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. 

January 07, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Inves­ti­gates Shoot­ing Death in Lubbock

The Attorney General of Texas has received repeated inquiries as to a criminal investigation of a shooting death referred from Lubbock County, Texas.

December 07, 2021 | Press Release

Paxton’s Novem­ber Law Enforce­ment Round Up

Fugitive apprehension and Special Crimes Unit arrests and operations.

December 01, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends TDCJ in U.S. Supreme Court

Today in the United States Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s decision to disallow John Ramirez, who was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Pablo Castro in 2005, from having a pastor speak out loud and touch Ramirez during his execution by lethal injection.

November 09, 2021 | Press Release

Oper­a­tion Wash Out’ Results in 38 Arrest­ed for Gang-Relat­ed Offenses

The Office of the Attorney General assisted in an operation that resulted in the arrest of 38 fugitives wanted for gang-related offenses.

October 20, 2021 | Noteworthy

Oper­a­tion Lucky Charm’ Results in 21 Sex Offend­er-Relat­ed Arrests

The Office of the Attorney General arrested 21 suspects for sex offender-related offenses.

October 20, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Announces For­ma­tion of Cold Case and Miss­ing Per­sons Unit

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the formation of the new Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit within the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

October 19, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

August 31, 2021 | Noteworthy