Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Stops Rad­i­cal Abor­tion­ist from Unlaw­ful­ly Sup­ply­ing Dan­ger­ous Drugs to Kill Unborn Babies

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $100,000 penalty and permanent injunction against New York-based Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in violation of state law.

February 14, 2025 | Press Release

Mur­der­er Con­vict­ed of Thanks­giv­ing Day Dou­ble Homi­cide Exe­cut­ed Fol­low­ing Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton’s Efforts to Secure Justice

Texas has executed Richard Lee Tabler, who was convicted of a double homicide and admitted to killing two others, after Attorney General Ken Paxton fought to uphold his death sentence.

February 13, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­tin­ues Fight to Pro­tect Girls’ Sports in Texas and Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Hut­to ISD and Richard­son ISD

Attorney General Ken Paxton is continuing his efforts to investigate and hold accountable any school district or official who openly disregards Texas law protecting the integrity of women’s athletics.

February 10, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Issues Opin­ion Pro­tect­ing High School Sports from Com­peti­tors Abus­ing Dan­ger­ous Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Drugs

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion detailing that an alleged “gender transition” is not a valid medical purpose for student-athletes to take steroids and that the University Interscholastic League (“UIL”) should prohibit students abusing such drugs from competitions.

February 07, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Doc­u­ments from Dal­las and Irv­ing School Dis­tricts to Ensure That No Boys Are Com­pet­ing in Girls’ Sports

Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested an extensive list of documents from Dallas Independent School District (“ISD”) and Irving ISD to ensure that the districts are not allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports.

February 06, 2025 | Press Release

Vio­lent Mur­der­er Who Killed Arling­ton Pas­tor Exe­cut­ed After Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Fought to Enforce Death Sentence

A violent criminal who was found guilty of murdering a Texas pastor and sentenced to death by a Tarrant County jury was executed by the State of Texas on Wednesday, February 5th according to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

February 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Spe­cial Coun­sel on Role in Pres­i­dent Trump’s Depart­ment of Home­land Security

Attorney General Ken Paxton congratulated executive staff member Joseph Mazzara for joining the Trump Administration as Acting General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

February 04, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Stops Texas Doc­tors Who Ille­gal­ly Gave Chil­dren Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Drugs from Prac­tic­ing Medicine

Attorney General Ken Paxton has stopped three Texas doctors from illegally providing children with dangerous “gender transition” drugs while litigation continues.

February 04, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Becomes First Texas Law Enforce­ment Offi­cial to Sign Agree­ment to Help Pres­i­dent Trump’s Depor­ta­tion Efforts

Attorney General Ken Paxton signed an immigration enforcement agreement with the Trump Administration, becoming the first Texas law enforcement entity to formally assist with and facilitate the mass deportation of illegal aliens during President Donald Trump’s second term. Attorney General Paxton also called on all state and local law enforcement entities in Texas to enter into similar agreements with the federal government.  

February 02, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Fights to Stop Tax­pay­er Fund­ed Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Oper­a­tions for Incar­cer­at­ed Criminals

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to prevent a District Judge from mandating that taxpayers fund “gender transition” surgeries for inmates in a state prison.

January 31, 2025 | Press Release