Pax­ton Applauds Supreme Court Rul­ing on Face­book; Can be Held Liable for Sex Traf­fick­ing on its Platform

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds a recent Supreme Court of Texas ruling that Facebook can be held liable for the actions of sex traffickers who use its platform to recruit and prey on children.

July 06, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Com­mends Leg­is­la­ture for Mak­ing Texas First State to Penal­ize Buy­ing Sex with a Felony

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on the passing of HB 1540, the Human Trafficking Prevention Taskforce’s omnibus bill which creates a separate offense for buying sex and raises to the level of a state jail felony the penalty for buying sex from an adult.

July 01, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Joins 23-state Coali­tion Sup­port­ing the Defense of State Laws by Attor­neys General

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 23-state amicus brief, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse the disturbing decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that barred the Kentucky Attorney General from defending a state law that prohibits the gruesome abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which involves dismembering an unborn child in the womb, while still alive.

July 01, 2021 | Press Release

Acad­e­my Sports & Out­doors Can­not Be Liable for Suther­land Springs Church Shooting

July 01, 2021 | Press Release

Grand Jury Declines to Pros­e­cute Alleged Poll Watch­er Obstruction

July 01, 2021 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Demand­ing Pro­tec­tion of the Right to Bear Arms

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court uphold Hawaiians’ Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside their homes.

July 01, 2021 | Press Release

Paxton’s Human Traf­fick­ing Unit Arrests Six in Coryell County

The Human Trafficking Unit of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Investigations Division made several noteworthy arrests in Coryell County this week.

June 30, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Applauds Courts Deci­sion to Grant a Pre­lim­i­nary Injunc­tion, Res­cu­ing the Cruise Ship Industry

June 28, 2021 | Noteworthy

Paxton’s Elec­tion Fraud Unit Makes Arrest

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Election Fraud Unit arrested and booked Monica Mendez into the Victoria County Jail on June 23, 2021.

June 25, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Motion to Force Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Com­ply with Title 42, Pre­vent­ing Ille­gal Aliens with COVID-19 From Enter­ing the U.S.

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preliminary injunction motion to force the Biden Administration to comply with Title 42.

June 24, 2021 | Press Release