Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Destruc­tion of Texas Bor­der Barrier

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and several other agencies and officials over the federal government’s practice of cutting and destroying Texas’s concertina wire that was strategically positioned for the purpose of securing the state’s border with Mexico and stemming the flow of illegal migration.

October 24, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to Mem­bers of Con­gress Shar­ing Analy­sis of Colony Ridge Issue

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to members of the Texas delegation in the United States Congress detailing the Office of the Attorney General’s findings and analysis regarding the Colony Ridge development in Liberty County, Texas.

October 19, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Issues Enforce­ment Guid­ance For State Laws Pro­hibit­ing Pub­lic Con­tracts with Com­pa­nies Unlaw­ful­ly Main­tain­ing ESG” Policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory letter providing updates and guidance on the enforcement of laws passed by the Texas Legislature restricting government entities from granting large contracts to companies that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or boycott Israel.

October 17, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion of State Attor­neys Gen­er­al Issu­ing State­ment Con­demn­ing Hamas Attacks on Israel

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the attacks by Hamas against Israel.

October 13, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Octo­ber As Nation­al Domes­tic Vio­lence Aware­ness Month

For the ninth consecutive year, Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) employees will participate in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“DVAM”) “Go Purple Day.”

October 13, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defeats Google’s Efforts to Avoid Trans­fer of Land­mark Antitrust Case Back to Texas

In a key victory for the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated an effort by Google to stop the return to Texas of a critical antitrust case targeting the company’s digital advertising monopoly.  

October 04, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Senior Staff Promotions

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced several promotions among his senior staff, appointing Suzanna Hupp as Director of Government Relations, James Lloyd as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, and Ryan Walters as Chief of the Special Litigation Division.

September 29, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Sues Yelp Over Dis­crim­i­na­tion Against Cri­sis Preg­nan­cy Centers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Yelp after the company violated Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by appending inaccurate and misleading language to listings on pregnancy resource centers appearing in the search results on Yelp’s app and website.

September 28, 2023 | Press Release

State­ment from Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Upon Rein­state­ment as Attor­ney Gen­er­al of Texas

“It is my great honor to be back to work this week. The Office of the Attorney General has redoubled our focus on countless issues facing the state, including opposing illegal immigration, defending election integrity, holding predatory corporations to account, and fighting for the rule of law against the Biden Administration’s executive overreach.

September 22, 2023 | Press Release

Texas Law Enabling Cit­i­zens to Sue Over Local Ordi­nances Pre-Empt­ed by State Laws Takes Effect

HB 2127, a Texas law passed this year to empower citizens to challenge local ordinances pre-empted by state law, goes into effect today, September 1.  

September 01, 2023 | Press Release