Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down $70 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Dr. David Young, 61, of Fredericksburg, Texas, was convicted by a federal jury for causing the submission of more than $70 million in fraudulent health care claims.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads 19-State Coalition Challenging the Federal Government for Overstepping Authority and Forcing Costly “Green Energy” Transition on States
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a coalition of 19 states to challenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) decision to adopt rules that would force the Biden Administration’s costly and inefficient “green energy” transition onto states.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Stay from Texas Supreme Court Stopping Harris County’s Unlawful “Guaranteed Income” Scheme
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained a stay from the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) stopping an unlawful “guaranteed income” scheme by Harris County called “Uplift Harris” that violates the Texas Constitution.
Texas Supreme Court Grants Review of Politically Motivated Lawfare Against OAG Leadership
The Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) has granted review of the lower court decision that has permitted politically motivated lawfare by the State Bar of Texas against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster to continue.
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General Grant Dorfman Departs Texas Attorney General’s Office and Receives Judicial Appointment
Judge Grant Dorfman, who served as the Deputy First Assistant Attorney General since December 2020, left the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) after more than three years of dedicated service.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Injunction Stopping the Biden Administration’s Unlawful Attempt to Ban Private Firearms Sales
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an injunction halting a new rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) of the U.S. Department of Justice that unlawfully sought to abridge Americans’ constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Department of Labor to Prevent Attempt to Grant Foreign Laborers More Rights than American Workers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of state attorneys general have sued the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (“DOL”) over a new regulation that aims to override longstanding federal law and give foreign nationals working in American agriculture more rights than American citizens.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Win Blocking Biden Administration’s Attempt to Force “Transgender” Policies Into Schools, Securing Nationwide Relief Against Unlawful Agency Actions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won a major victory against the Biden Administration’s Department of Education (“DOE”), stopping its attempt to rewrite Title IX to force Texas schools to adopt radical “transgender” policies in violation of state and federal law.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition Reaching Landmark $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson & Johnson Over Misleading Safety Claims Regarding Its Talc-Based Baby Powder
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services to Stop Rule Forcing Healthcare Providers to Perform “Gender Transition” Procedures
Texas and Montana have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration for adopting a new rule that forces states to pay for “gender transition” procedures through their Medicaid programs and requires healthcare providers to perform these procedures even when doing so would violate state law.