Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Restrain­ing Order Against Frisco ISD to Stop Ille­gal Electioneering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully obtained a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against Frisco Independent School District (“ISD”).

February 29, 2024 | Press Release

Trans Advo­ca­cy Group Sues Attor­ney Gen­er­al in Effort to Hide Incrim­i­nat­ing Documents

A “transgender” advocacy group called PFLAG sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week in a bid to hide documents after the Office of the Attorney General launched an investigation that will likely demonstrate that entities throughout Texas are committing fraud or are otherwise violating Texas’s recently enacted SB 14. The Attorney General will fight to hold this organization accountable.

February 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Two More Texas School Dis­tricts for Ille­gal Electioneering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Denison Independent School District (“ISD”) and Castleberry ISD for illegally using official resources to promote certain political candidates and policies.

February 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Con­tin­ue to Defend Texas Bor­der Secu­ri­ty Law After Court Blocks It From Tak­ing Effect

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has immediately appealed a ruling against SB 4 by which a federal court blocked the border security measure from taking effect on March 5.

February 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Frisco ISD for Ille­gal Electioneering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Frisco Independent School District (“FISD”) for illegal electioneering by using taxpayer-funded resources to urge people to vote in favor of a certain policy.

February 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Wins Case Chal­leng­ing $1.7 Tril­lion Fed­er­al Fund­ing Bill Passed Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al­ly With Less Than Half of U.S. Con­gress Phys­i­cal­ly Present

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory in defense of the United States Constitution, with a court ruling that the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package was unlawfully passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 without a quorum physically present as constitutionally required.

February 27, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Major Pornog­ra­phy Dis­trib­u­tor for Vio­lat­ing Texas Age Ver­i­fi­ca­tion Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, a major pornography distribution company, for violating HB 1181, a Texas law that requires reasonable age verification measures to protect minors from being exposed to obscene materials.

February 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Defends Texas Law Pro­hibit­ing Big Tech Cen­sor­ship at SCOTUS

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will defend HB 20, a Texas law that prevents major social media platforms from engaging in viewpoint discrimination and censorship, at the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) on February 26.

February 25, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Indict­ment Against Williamson Coun­ty Home­builder Nor­man Ash­by on Mul­ti­ple Charges

Norman Ashby, 46, of Georgetown, TX, has been indicted by a Williamson County Grand Jury and arrested on the felony charges of Misapplication of Fiduciary Property (greater than $300,000), Theft of Services (greater than $300,000) and Tampering with a Witness.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Arrests Doc­tor for Repeat­ed­ly Inde­cent­ly Touch­ing Patients

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Denton Police Department have arrested a Denton-based doctor after a joint investigation that uncovered four counts of Indecent Assault.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release