Texas, New Mex­i­co, and Col­orado Announce Agree­ment After Years of Dis­pute Over the Low­er Rio Grande River

Attorney General Paxton has announced a historic agreement with the states of New Mexico and Colorado that, if accepted by a Special Master and approved by the United States Supreme Court, would guarantee that the resources of the Lower Rio Grande River are justly distributed among the states.  

November 03, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Announces Agree­ment in Prin­ci­ple in Opi­oid Set­tle­ment with CVS Phar­ma­cy; Texas to Receive $276 mil­lion Under Pro­posed Deal

Attorney General Paxton announced plans to enter into a $5.034 billion multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy for its role in the nationwide opioid epidemic, with over $276 million designated for Texas.

November 02, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton High­lights Dan­ger of Forc­ing School­child­ren to be Inject­ed with Covid-19 Vaccine

Attorney General Paxton joined a Louisiana-led letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressing deep concerns over children being required to take the COVID-19 vaccine. 

October 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stands With Flori­da in Fight Against Big Tech Censorship

Attorney General Paxton joined an Ohio-led cert-stage amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court defending a Florida law similar to Texas’s HB 20, which is designed to ensure that individuals aren’t silenced merely because Big Tech companies disagree with their opinion.  

October 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Inves­ti­gates Texas Hos­pi­tal for Deny­ing Par­ents’ Access to Teens’ Med­ical Records

Today, Attorney General Paxton sent a letter and accompanying Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to the Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System seeking information about its policy preventing parents and guardians from accessing their children’s medical records if the children are between ages 13 and 17.  

October 27, 2022 | Press Release

Appeals Court Affirms Vic­to­ry for Paxton’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Divi­sion, Deliv­ers More Than $11 Mil­lion in Reme­dies for the State of Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the El Paso-based Texas Eighth Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s judgment against Dr. Richard Malouf, former owner of All Smiles Dental Center, for violations of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA).

October 27, 2022 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up: Octo­ber 1 – 152022

The law enforcement round up is comprised of important arrests from the Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking, and Fugitive Apprehension Units.

October 27, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Defend­ing Arkansas Law that Pro­tects Minors from Per­ma­nent Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Surg­eries and Hor­mone Blockers

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that asks the Court to rehear a case concerning an Arkansas law that prohibits healthcare professionals from using hormones and surgeries to sexually “transition” children.  

October 24, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Takes Action to Pro­tect Con­sumers, Low­er Pre­scrip­tion Drug Costs, and Ensure Over­sight of Phar­ma­cy Ben­e­fit Managers

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Minnesota-led amicus brief in the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Oklahoma’s right, as well as the right of all states, to protect consumers through the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

October 24, 2022 | Press Release