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AG Pax­ton Demands Res­ig­na­tion of Home­land Secu­ri­ty Sec­re­tary Ale­jan­dro Mayorkas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined multiple state attorneys general in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting his resignation.

February 22, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Pre­lim­i­nary Injunc­tion to Halt Unlaw­ful Vac­cine Man­date for Texas State Troops

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt the Biden Administration’s unlawful vaccine mandate imposed on the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.

February 09, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Launch­es 9th Bor­der-Cri­sis Law­suit Against Biden, Mark­ing 20th Law­suit Since Inau­gu­ra­tion Day

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program.

January 28, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Hosts Bor­der Sum­mit for Twelve Attor­neys Gen­er­al in McAllen, TX

Attorney General Ken Paxton is hosting a two-day border summit for 12 state attorneys general in McAllen, Edinburg, Weslaco and Rio Grande City. 

January 26, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Asks Court to Require Biden to Build the Wall

On behalf of the State of Texas, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with the State of Missouri, has submitted their motion for a preliminary injunction asking a federal court to order the Biden Administration to immediately resume the building of the southern border wall.

December 21, 2021 | Press Release

Per­ma­nent Injunc­tion Restores Remain in Mex­i­co’ Program

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the “Remain in Mexico” (MPP) program has been restored through a permanent injunction.

December 17, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Declares Vic­to­ry on Rein­state­ment of Remain in Mex­i­co’ Program

Attorney General Ken Paxton made the following statement after the Biden administration was compelled to reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program previously known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).

December 06, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Responds to Goli­ad County’s Bor­der Dis­as­ter Declaration

Attorney General Ken Paxton has provided a legal opinion in response to Goliad County Attorney Rob Baiamonte’s request for advice regarding a county judge’s authority to  make and terminate a local disaster declaration.

November 17, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion, Demands Con­tin­u­a­tion of Manda­to­ry Bor­der Wall Construction

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is co-leading another lawsuit against the Biden Administration, with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, demanding that the federal government continue to build the border wall using funds that Congress has already appropriated for it.

October 21, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Vis­its the Bor­der, Wit­ness­es Dev­as­ta­tion from Biden’s Failed Immi­gra­tion Policies

Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to Del Rio and Brackettville this week to see firsthand the devastating effects of the Biden Administration’s failed immigration policies.

October 15, 2021 | Press Release