Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces $350 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment with Glob­al Mar­ket­ing Firm Pub­li­cis Over Role in Opi­oid Epidemic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis.

February 02, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Major Vic­to­ry in Legal Bat­tle with Yelp Over Deceiv­ing Users About Preg­nan­cy Resource Centers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated an attempt by Yelp, an online referral platform, to avoid penalties for publishing untruthful information designed to deceive Texans.

February 02, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Five Cities Over Mar­i­jua­na Poli­cies Pre­vent­ing Enforce­ment of Texas Drug Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched lawsuits against the cities of Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws concerning marijuana possession and distribution.

January 31, 2024 | Press Release

Texas First Assis­tant Attor­ney Gen­er­al to Tes­ti­fy at Con­gres­sion­al Hear­ing on South­ern Bor­der Invasion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has assigned First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster to testify in the United States Congress before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.

January 30, 2024 | Press Release

Nation­al Coali­tion Of Attor­neys Gen­er­al Sup­ports AG Paxton’s Efforts to End Biden’s Bor­der Invasion

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement in response to a letter of support from more than two dozen states commending Texas’s dedication to securing the border and exercising her right of self-defense.

January 29, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Plans to File Peti­tion for Man­damus With Supreme Court of Texas in Case with For­mer Employees

On Friday, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by four disgruntled former employees.

January 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Refus­es Biden Administration’s Demand to Sur­ren­der Shel­by Park and End Bor­der Secu­ri­ty Measures

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded in a letter today denying demands made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), explaining that Texas will continue securing the border.

January 26, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Files Man­damus Request­ing Review of Judge’s Rul­ing In Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

Last night, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by four disgruntled employees.

January 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Bar­clays’ Inel­i­gi­bil­i­ty to Par­tic­i­pate in Texas’s Bond Mar­ket For its Inabil­i­ty to Ver­i­fy its ESG” Poli­cies Do Not Vio­late Texas Law

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), announced that Barclays would no longer be permitted to underwrite Texas’s municipal bonds after failing to respond to requests for information concerning its “net zero” carbon emissions commitments.

January 26, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Issues State­ment Denounc­ing Court’s Shock­ing Bias in Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

This week, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a motion to reconsider and a motion to enter judgment in litigation pertaining to an employment dispute with four former staff members.

January 24, 2024 | Press Release