AG Pax­ton Inter­venes in Law­suit Attempt­ing to Release Thou­sands of Vio­lent Inmates from the Dal­las Coun­ty Jail

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene into a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the release of inmates from the Dallas County Jail, including killers, rapists, arsonists and armed robbers.

April 13, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Texas Supreme Court Stay Block­ing Unlaw­ful Dis­trict Court Order that Allowed the Release of Poten­tial­ly Dan­ger­ous Individuals

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Texas Supreme Court for issuing a stay, halting a district court decision enjoining Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 13), which prevented the release of potentially dangerous individuals on personal bonds without any individual assessment of their risk to the community.

April 13, 2020 | Press Release

Guid­ance Let­ter About Golf Cours­es Regard­ing GA-14

This letter responds to whether golf courses may remain open during the COVID-19 disaster if local authorities require social distancing protocols and compliance with public health instructions.

April 11, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Asks Fifth Cir­cuit to Once Again Uphold Governor’s Order Halt­ing Unnec­es­sary Med­ical Pro­ce­dures After Dis­trict Court Enters Sec­ond Injunc­tion in One Week Grant­i­ng Spe­cial Treat­ment to Abor­tion Providers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a second, immediate appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to once again enforce Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 09).

April 10, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Gives State­ment on TRO Block­ing Enforce­ment of Gov­er­nor Abbott’s Order to Post­pone Unnec­es­sary Med­ical Procedures

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a statement after the U.S. District Court in Austin granted a temporary restraining order blocking Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-09.

April 09, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: Pro­hibit­ing Non­res­i­dent Home­own­ers from Occu­py­ing Their Prop­er­ty is Unconstitutional

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter to the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services in Colorado, warning that its Fifth Amended Standing Health Order violated the United States Constitution.

April 09, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Fifth Cir­cuit Upholds Governor’s Order Halt­ing Unnec­es­sary Med­ical Pro­ce­dures Dur­ing COVID-19 Disaster

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for upholding Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 09.

April 07, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Ami­cus Urg­ing SCO­TUS to Allow Peo­ple to Sue Cor­po­ra­tions in the State Where They Were Injured

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today led 40 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of decisions by the Supreme Courts of Montana and Minnesota.

April 06, 2020 | Noteworthy

Gov­er­nor Abbott and Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Pro­vide Joint Guid­ance for Hous­es of Wor­ship Oper­at­ing as Essen­tial Services

Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued joint guidance regarding the effect of Executive Order GA 14 on religious services conducted in congregations and houses of worship.

April 01, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Fifth Cir­cuit Deci­sion Tem­porar­i­ly Uphold­ing Governor’s Order Halt­ing Unnec­es­sary Med­ical Procedures

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for temporarily stopping a lower court’s decision yesterday that allowed abortion facilities alone to continue using up precious medical supplies in the midst of a pandemic.

March 31, 2020 | Press Release