Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Paxton’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Con­trol Unit Plays Key Role in Largest Health Care Fraud Take­down in U.S. History

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) played a major role in the largest health care fraud enforcement action in American history, resulting in criminal charges against 30 defendants connected to more than a dozen fraudulent health care schemes in Texas.

July 18, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues U.S. Mas­ters Swim­ming for Engag­ing in Ille­gal Prac­tices by Allow­ing Men to Com­pete in Women’s Competitions

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Masters Swimming (“USMS”) following an investigation that determined USMS has engaged in false, deceptive, and misleading practices by allowing men to compete in women’s events.

July 17, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Fraud­u­lent Char­i­ty Imper­son­ation Scams After Trag­ic Flooding

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into fraudulent charity scams where bad actors used payment processors to collect donations under false pretenses for personal gain.

July 17, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Food Com­pa­ny Mars for Decep­tive and Ille­gal Practices

Attorney General Ken Paxton is announcing an investigation into Mars, Incorporated (“Mars”), which makes M&M’s and Skittles, for deceptive trade practices that violate Texas consumers’ rights.

July 16, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Launch­es Sweep­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion into More than 100 Poten­tial Nonci­t­i­zens Who Vot­ed in the 2020 and 2022 Elections

Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a sweeping investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens who cast over 200 ballots in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles.

July 15, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es Infor­ma­tion on the Indict­ments and Arrests of Nine Indi­vid­u­als, Includ­ing Pub­lic Offi­cials, for an Ille­gal Vote Har­vest­ing Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton has released information on the indictments and arrests of nine people, including several public officials, for election crimes related to an ongoing vote harvesting scheme in Frio County.

July 14, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Action Against Unver­i­fied Flood-Relat­ed Fundrais­er Poten­tial­ly Scam­ming Texans

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a warning letter to Tray Coppola, organizer of an unverified GoFundMe campaign, as part of his ongoing efforts to shut down scammers seeking to take advantage of those impacted by Texas’s tragic floods.

July 14, 2025 | Press Release

CON­SUMER ALERT: Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Pro­vides Guid­ance to Pre­vent Fraud and Sup­port Char­i­ta­ble Giv­ing Fol­low­ing Trag­ic Flood­ing in Texas

To help prevent fraud, Attorney General Ken Paxton is issuing a consumer alert to ensure that charitable gifts are efficiently and responsibly used to the maximum benefit of those recently impacted by the tragic flooding in Texas.

July 08, 2025 | Press Release

CON­SUMER ALERT: Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton is Warn­ing Tex­ans to be Aware of Scam­mers Amid the Cat­a­stroph­ic Flood­ing in Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a consumer alert to protect Texans against bad actors looking to take advantage of the devastating flooding in Texas by perpetrating scams.

July 07, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Appoints William Peter­son as Solic­i­tor Gen­er­al and Con­grat­u­lates Aaron Niel­son on His New Position

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement welcoming William Peterson, who will begin serving as the tenth Solicitor General of Texas next month, and congratulating Aaron Nielson, who will become a tenured professor at the University of Texas School of Law upon finishing his time as Solicitor General.

June 27, 2025 | Press Release