Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into USA Fenc­ing for Vio­lat­ing State Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton is announcing an investigation and issuing a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to USA Fencing over potential violations of Texas state law.

April 08, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Ensures Edu­ca­tion Account­abil­i­ty and Trans­paren­cy by Defend­ing State Author­i­ty to Issue Pub­lic School Per­for­mance Ratings

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a unanimous victory from the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, upholding Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath’s legal authority to issue annual A to F performance ratings for Texas public schools.

April 07, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Kellogg’s for Poten­tial­ly Break­ing the Law After False­ly Claim­ing to Remove Unhealthy Arti­fi­cial Dyes

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an ongoing investigation into WK Kellogg Co. (“Kellogg’s”) for potentially violating Texas consumer protection laws.

April 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues the City of San Anto­nio for Ille­gal­ly Appro­pri­at­ing Tax­pay­er Funds to Pay for Out-of-State Abor­tion Travel

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of San Antonio for unlawfully using public money to fund abortion tourism, enabling people to evade Texas’s laws protecting the lives of unborn children.

April 04, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Coali­tion in Join­ing Trump Administration’s Efforts to Stop Ille­gal DEI Employ­ment Prac­tices at Law Firms

Attorney General Ken Paxton, leading a multistate coalition, sent letters to twenty law firms requesting information about the firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) employment practices which potentially violate federal anti-discrimination laws and state laws against deceptive trade practices.

April 03, 2025 | Press Release

Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M’s Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents’ (“Board”) ban on drag shows.

April 01, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Defends Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s Author­i­ty to Pro­tect Amer­i­ca from the Inva­sion at the South­ern Border

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority to stop the invasion at the southern border in the interest of national security.

April 01, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Legal Action Against Dal­las ISD for Ille­gal­ly Allow­ing Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal petition to conduct depositions on key Dallas Independent School District (“ISD”) officials as part of an ongoing investigation to ensure that the District is not violating Texas law by permitting biological males to participate in girls’ sports.

March 31, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces New Report­ing Require­ment to Rein in Rogue Dis­trict Attor­neys and Ensure the Pros­e­cu­tion of Vio­lent Criminals

Attorney General Ken Paxton adopted a new rule that enhances reporting requirements for District Attorneys and County Attorneys to ensure accountability and promote public safety.

March 31, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Aaron Reitz on Being Sworn in as Assis­tant Attor­ney Gen­er­al at the U.S. Depart­ment of Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement congratulating Aaron Reitz on being sworn in as Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice after President Donald Trump nominated him for the position.

March 31, 2025 | Press Release