Pax­ton Launch­es Inves­ti­ga­tion Into Rat­ings Company’s Use of ESG Fac­tors That Poten­tial­ly Vio­late Con­sumer Fraud and Anti-BDS Laws

Attorney General Paxton joined a Missouri-led multistate investigation into Morningstar, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sustainalytics, for potential violations of consumer protection and anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) laws.

August 22, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Releas­es AG Opin­ion to Pro­mote Elec­tion Integri­ty, Transparency

Attorney General Paxton released an opinion that outlines the formal process for a legislator or a member of the public to inspect or obtain copies of Texans’ anonymous voted ballots.

August 22, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Child Sup­port Assis­tant Attor­neys Gen­er­al of the Year

Attorney General Ken Paxton this week recognized 11 Assistant Attorneys General (AAGs) of the year from the Child Support Division for their commitment to Texas children.

August 19, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Oppos­es EPA’s Estab­lish­ment of Impru­dent and Flawed Nation­al Stan­dards for Green­house Gases

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its potential adoption of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which the multistate coalition describes as “equal parts imprudent and legally flawed.”

August 12, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief Chal­leng­ing CDC’s Trans­porta­tion Mask Mandate

Attorney General Paxton joined a Florida-led amicus brief filed in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to affirm a successful challenge to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Transportation Mask Mandate.

August 11, 2022 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Pros­e­cu­tion Tri­al Team Secures Life Sen­tence for Sex Offend­er Who Shot Deputy in the Face

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions trial team secured a guilty verdict this week against a man who committed Aggravated Assault on a Public Servant.

August 11, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion to Pro­tect Sec­ond Amend­ment from Biden Administration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rulemaking on bump stocks.

August 08, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Demands Black­Rock Account for its Under­per­form­ing, Poten­tial­ly Ille­gal ESG’ State Pen­sion Fund Investments

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 18 other states in a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink challenging his company’s reliance on Environmental, Social, and Governance investment criteria rather than shareholder profits in managing state pension funds.

August 08, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files for Injunc­tion to Stop Biden Admin­is­tra­tion from Forc­ing Health­care Providers to Use State Fund­ing for Abortions

Yesterday Attorney General Paxton filed a motion to enjoin the Biden Administration from using a provision of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require Texas hospitals and doctors to perform abortions as a condition of receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding. 

August 04, 2022 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Announces the For­ma­tion of a Nation­wide Anti-Robo­call Lit­i­ga­tion Task Force

Attorney General Paxton today announced that the State of Texas is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States.

August 02, 2022 | Press Release