Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $1.4 Billion Settlement with Meta Over Its Unauthorized Capture of Personal Biometric Data In Largest Settlement Ever Obtained From An Action Brought By A Single State
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly known as Facebook) to stop the company’s practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data of millions of Texans without the authorization required by law.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Rule Forcing Health Entities to Provide Contraceptives To Minors Without Parental Consent, in Violation of State Law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden Administration for adopting a rule that purports to nullify parents’ state-law rights to consent to their children’s medical care.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Potential Scams Following Nationwide CrowdStrike Outage
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texans of potential scams following the widespread CrowdStrike service outage.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Urging Passage of The SAVE Act, a Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the United States Senate detailing the pressing need to support legislation passed by the United States House to safeguard American elections by requiring people to provide proof of citizenship before being allowed to vote in federal elections.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals to Continue Lawsuit Against Border NGO Facilitating Illegal Immigration
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit seeking to close a nongovernmental organization (“NGO”) known as “Annunciation House” that directly facilitates illegal immigration.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Stops Biden’s Unlawful Ban on Liquified Natural Gas Exports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a major victory, blocking the Biden Administration’s unlawful and indefinite ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas (“LNG”).
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Secures Indictment Against Mother of Newborn Baby Abandoned 23 Years Ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) Missing Persons and Cold Case Unit have secured the indictment of Shelby Stotts for 2nd-degree manslaughter.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Celebrates Sanctity of Life Day on Second Anniversary of the End of Roe v. Wade
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) observe Sanctity of Life Day to commemorate the second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to SCOTUS Decision Allowing the Biden Administration to Prevent Resolution of Water Dispute Between States
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a statement responding to the split decision of the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) that grants the federal government even more authority over States and halts the agreement between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado that would have secured vital water allotments for Texas farmers.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $10.22 Million Settlement with Major Wireless Carriers Over Deceptive and Misleading Advertising Practices
Texas reached a $10.22 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc., which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the wireless carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices.