AG Pax­ton: Dr. Suzan­na Gra­tia Hupp Joins OAG as Spe­cial Advi­sor for 87th Leg­isla­tive Session

 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp will serve the Office of the Attorney General as Special Advisor and will assist with the upcoming 87th Legislative Session.

November 30, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Announces Josh Reno as Deputy Attor­ney Gen­er­al for Crim­i­nal Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Josh Reno, a graduate of the Texas Tech School of Law, will serve as Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice.

November 24, 2020 | Noteworthy

Law & Lib­er­ty: Elec­tion Integri­ty Roundtable

This episode of Law & Liberty features Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Special Litigation Division as they discuss rigorous court battles, voting victories, and crucial laws that ensured a safer 2020 General Election for all Texans.

November 24, 2020 | Podcast

AG Pax­ton Announces $17.5 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment with Home Depot Regard­ing Data Breach

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 45 other States and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million-dollar settlement against retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide.

November 24, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Women’s Sports Must Ensure Fair­ness and Equal Oppor­tu­ni­ty for Women

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 14-state coalition urging the San Francisco-based United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court decision and support Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.

November 20, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins 18-State Coali­tion to Pro­tect Unborn Babies from Dis­crim­i­na­to­ry Abortion

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 17 other states in an amicus brief urging the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a district court decision and uphold Tennessee’s prohibition of abortions based on an unborn baby’s sex, race, or likelihood of having Down Syndrome.

November 19, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Announces $113 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment with Apple Over iPhone Throttling

 Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general in a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. regarding Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle customers’ iPhone speeds in order to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones.

November 19, 2020 | Press Release

ICY­MI: SCO­TUS Backs Texas Attor­ney General’s Office in its Rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the Texas Depart­ment of Crim­i­nal Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the U.S. Supreme Court for denying inmates’ request to re-impose burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceeded professional measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

November 17, 2020 | Noteworthy