Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to Travis Coun­ty TRO

The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws

December 07, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues U.S. State Depart­ment for Con­spir­ing to Cen­sor Amer­i­can Media Companies

The State of Texas and media companies The Daily Wire and The Federalist have sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials for engaging in a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American media outlets disfavored by the federal government.

December 06, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Admin­is­tra­tive Stay Pre­vent­ing Biden and May­orkas from Destroy­ing Texas Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border while the case continues to work its way through the courts.

December 04, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Pfiz­er for Mis­rep­re­sent­ing COVID-19 Vac­cine Effi­ca­cy and Con­spir­ing to Cen­sor Pub­lic Discourse

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer, Inc., for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product.

November 30, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Appeals Deci­sion Allow­ing Biden and May­orkas to Con­tin­ue Destroy­ing Texas Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has appealed a decision by a federal judge allowing President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to continue to destroy the State’s border barriers.

November 30, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Opens Inves­ti­ga­tion into Media Mat­ters for Poten­tial Fraud­u­lent Activity

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) is opening an investigation into Media Matters for potential fraudulent activity.

November 20, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Drug Man­u­fac­tur­er Tris Phar­ma for Defraud­ing Texas Taxpayers

The Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division has sued Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by making false statements in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, now known as the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act (“THFPA”).

November 20, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Pfiz­er and Tris Phar­ma for Defraud­ing Texas Med­ic­aid and Pro­vid­ing Adul­ter­at­ed Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal Drugs to Children

The Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division has sued Pfizer, Inc., Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to Texas children in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, now known as the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act (“THFPA”).

November 20, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Wins Major Vic­to­ry Pro­tect­ing Chil­dren from Obscene Materials

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a significant win in the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals against pornography distributors suing to stop Texas from implementing a new law requiring pornography sites to verify whether a user is 18 years or older.

November 17, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Set­tle­ment with Memo­r­i­al Her­mann Health Sys­tem to Ensure Parental Access to Children’s Med­ical Records

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an agreement with the Memorial Hermann Health System (“MHHS”), which has committed to adopt a new digital program to ensure parents have full access to their children’s medical records. 

November 16, 2023 | Press Release