Pax­ton Com­bats D.C. Government’s Effort to Impose Rad­i­cal Envi­ron­men­tal Agenda

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief to ward off current and future efforts by local and state governments to impose radical environmental policies through the court system.

March 31, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Reli­gious Lead­ers and the Sec­ond Amend­ment Against Over­reach­ing New York State Law

Attorney General Paxton joined two Montana-led amicus briefs challenging New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (“CCIA”), which makes it a felony to possess a firearm in any place of worship or a “sensitive location.” 

March 30, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Vic­to­ry in FOIA Law­suit Shed­ding Light on the Biden Administration’s Label­ing of Par­ents as Domes­tic Terrorists”

Attorney General Paxton filed an Indiana-led stipulation for dismissal in his multistate Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the Biden Administration.  

March 28, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Pro-Life West Vir­ginia Law Against a Chal­lenge from an Abor­tion Drug Manufacturer

Attorney General Paxton joined an Arkansas-led amicus brief before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to defend a West Virginia law prohibiting abortions.  

March 27, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stands with Louisville Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­ph­er Tar­get­ed for Reli­gious Beliefs

Attorney General Paxton joined a Kentucky-led amicus brief before the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to defend religious liberty and to push back on a local government’s attempt to compel speech. 

March 24, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus to Ensure that Unelect­ed Enti­ties Do Not Exer­cise Undue Influ­ence Over Dal­las Citizens

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to roll back powers that were unlawfully granted to an unelected body that oversees Dallas’s municipal employees’ retirement fund. 

March 23, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Says Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Should Extend Com­ment Peri­od for New Rules that Infringe on States’ Rights

Attorney General Paxton joined a Montana-led comment letter sent to the Department of the Interior requesting that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) extend the public comment period for new rules that would have a sweeping impact on state gambling laws.  

March 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions Texas Supreme Court to Reverse Low­er Court’s Deci­sion in Case Deter­min­ing Child Custody

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to ensure appropriate custody decisions are made on behalf of Texas children and to ensure that Texas appellate courts review legal judgments correctly and uniformly.  

March 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files New Law­suit Chal­leng­ing the Biden Administration’s Rad­i­cal Attempt to Con­trol State Wildlife Management

Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against Biden’s Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) and Department of the Interior (“Interior) to challenge the federal government’s listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken so that Texas can protect and manage its own natural resources.  

March 21, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm the Role that States Play in Reg­u­lat­ing Their Own Environment

Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for states’ ability to protect their environment.  

March 21, 2023 | Press Release