Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to SCO­TUS Rul­ing on Con­certi­na Wire Case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued an interlocutory order permitting the Biden Administration to resume destroying concertina wire barriers placed by Texas on its side of the Rio Grande riverbank.

January 22, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment End­ing Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

Last year, Attorney General Paxton was fully exonerated by the state legislature following an impeachment trial that was engineered by his political enemies.

January 18, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures En Banc Rehear­ing in Bor­der Buoys Lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an en banc rehearing by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning the Biden Administration’s attempt to force Texas to remove buoys placed in the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border.

January 17, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to Biden Administration’s Demand that Texas Cease and Desist” Secur­ing its Border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has responded to a cease-and-desist letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) demanding that Texas end its enhanced border security measures in Eagle Pass’s Shelby Park. DHS sent the letter on January 14 and requested compliance with their orders by January 17, threatening to escalate the issue.

January 17, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Observes Human Traf­fick­ing Aware­ness Day

On January 11, Attorney General Paxton acknowledged Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Leadership from the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) delivered remarks from the Texas Capitol building alongside other officials and community partners from the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force and Coordinating Council.

January 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Response with SCO­TUS Oppos­ing Biden Administration’s Effort to Resume Destruc­tion of Texas Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the Biden Administration’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) vacate a current injunction that protects Texas concertina wire barriers near the United States-Mexico border from being destroyed by federal agents.

January 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Deliv­ered Over $200 Mil­lion to Tex­ans from Med­ic­aid Fraud Inves­ti­ga­tions in 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing so.

January 10, 2024 | Press Release

Supreme Court to Review Pres­i­dent Trump’s Bal­lot Eli­gi­bil­i­ty Case After Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief With 26 Oth­er States

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 26 other attorneys general in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) arguing against a legally unfounded decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove presidential candidate Donald Trump from the ballot in the upcoming presidential primary election in that state.

January 08, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Appeals Rul­ing That Would Crip­ple State’s Abil­i­ty to Set­tle Lawsuits

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has appealed a recent ruling in a case involving former agency employees, noting that the decision would cripple the state’s ability to settle lawsuits.

December 22, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces $700 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment with Google for Anti­com­pet­i­tive Practices

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from all states and several territories, has secured a $700 million agreement with Google over anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store.

December 22, 2023 | Press Release