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

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Prin­ci­pal Deputy Solic­i­tor Gen­er­al Lano­ra Pet­tit on Her New Role in Pres­i­dent Trump’s Jus­tice Department

Attorney General Ken Paxton congratulated Lanora Pettit on joining President Trump’s Administration as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.

January 30, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Calls on Cost­co to End Woke DEI Prac­tices and Unlaw­ful Discrimination

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent an Iowa- and Kansas-led multistate letter to Costco demanding that the company fully repeal its discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices.

January 30, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment After Pres­i­dent Trump Signs the Lak­en Riley Act

Following President Trump signing the Laken Riley Act, which will help ensure that criminal illegal aliens are detained and that attorneys general can play a larger role in enforcing immigration laws, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement.

January 29, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Stops Austin Busi­ness from Oper­at­ing Inter­na­tion­al Human Traf­fick­ing Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $250,000 settlement of the State’s labor trafficking lawsuit against Austin Eco Bilingual School, a Spanish immersion preschool, and its owners and operators, Adriana and Enrique Rodriguez.

January 29, 2025 | Press Release