Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion for Over­reach­ing Trans­porta­tion Emis­sions Rule

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a new lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach, suing to stop the federal Department of Transportation’s unlawful new greenhouse gas reporting measure.

December 22, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Set­tle­ment with Major Inter­net Provider to Address Con­sumer Complaints

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with CSC Holdings, LLC—the operating subsidiary of the telecommunications company Altice USA, Inc.—to ensure that it provides the services that it advertises to consumers in Texas.

December 22, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Ami­cus Brief Against Google for Alleged­ly Vio­lat­ing User Privacy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting Google users in their suit against the company for deceptively collecting, using, and profiting from their private information. Attorneys General from 18 other states joined Texas in filing the brief.

December 22, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Urges SCO­TUS to Deny Polit­i­cal­ly Moti­vat­ed Peti­tion by Spe­cial Pros­e­cu­tor Jack Smith Against Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) opposing Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s petition that requested SCOTUS take up former President Donald Trump’s appeal for presidential immunity before a lower appeals court considers the issue.

December 21, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Injunc­tion Stop­ping Biden Admin­is­tra­tion from Destroy­ing Vital Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won an injunction pending appeal against the Biden administration, preventing the federal government from continuing to destroy concertina wire barriers placed by Texas in response to the historic invasion of unvetted foreign aliens into the state.

December 19, 2023 | Press Release

State­ment on the Third Anniver­sary of Jason Landry’s Disappearance

Three years ago this week, a Texas college student named Jason Landry disappeared. Attorney General Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit wish to reaffirm their unwavering commitment to this investigation and to pursuing all credible information received from the public.

December 13, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Oppos­es HHS Rule Dis­crim­i­nat­ing Against Reli­gious Fos­ter Care Providers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined two comment letters to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) opposing a proposed rule that forces state foster care programs and providers to “affirm” radical gender ideology for youth under their care, threatening to remove faith-based providers from the foster care system.

December 12, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Texas Com­pa­ny for Defraud­ing Vet­er­ans Seek­ing VA Dis­abil­i­ty Benefits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued VA Claims Insider, LLC, (“VACI”) for engaging in deceptive trade practices to defraud veterans seeking disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”).

December 12, 2023 | Press Release

CON­SUMER ALERT: Beware of Fraud­u­lent Emails Attempt­ing to Steal Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion Using Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Sig­na­ture and Seal

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning citizens that scammers are sending fraudulent emails using his name, signature, and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) Seal to obtain sensitive personal information.

December 11, 2023 | Press Release

Har­ris Coun­ty Drops Law­suit After Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Vig­or­ous­ly Defends Cru­cial Elec­tion Integri­ty Law

Harris County has dropped a lawsuit challenging the new state law that eliminated the unelected and unaccountable “Elections Administrator” position in Texas’s largest counties. 

December 11, 2023 | Press Release