Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 45 other States and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million-dollar settlement against retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of […]
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AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Upholds Decision to Defund Planned Parenthood
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement on today’s ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: “The Fifth Circuit correctly rejected Planned Parenthood’s efforts to prevent Texas from excluding them from the state’s Medicaid program. Undercover video plainly showed […]
AG Paxton’s Child Support Division Sets New Record by Collecting $4.8 Billion for Texas Children
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division set a new record by collecting more than $4.8 billion in child support for the state fiscal year 2020. The Child Support Division serves […]
AG Paxton: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Validity of Obamacare
In the United States Supreme Court, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins today argued that Obamacare unconstitutionally exceeds Congress’s enumerated powers and should be declared invalid. While the Supreme Court previously upheld the law in 2012 as a valid exercise of […]
Limestone County Social Worker Charged With 134 Felony Counts Involving Election Fraud
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his Election Fraud Unit assisted the Limestone County Sheriff and District Attorney in charging Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker in the Mexia State Supported Living Center (SSLC), with 134 felony counts of […]
AG Paxton Files for Temporary Injunction to Halt El Paso County Judge’s Unlawful Lockdown Order
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for temporary injunction to stop El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s unlawful lockdown order, which flies in the face of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive orders on COVID-19. An injunction would provide much needed relief […]
AG Paxton Statement on Project Veritas Uncovering Organized Election Fraud in Bexar County, Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the organized election fraud scheme exposed in today’s Project Veritas video is already under review by investigators from his Election Fraud Unit. “What’s shown in the video is shocking and should alarm all Texans who care […]
AG Paxton Statement on Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to United States Supreme Court
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement following Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation as the newest justice of the United States Supreme Court: “Amy Coney Barrett will make an excellent addition to the Supreme Court. Over the course of her career, Barrett demonstrated superb temperament, judicial restraint, […]
AG Paxton Sues Google for Illegally Maintaining Monopolies in Internet Search and Advertising Services
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas is joining the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the States of […]
Fifth Circuit Blocks Burdensome Requirements That Harmed Prison’s Ability to Protect Inmates and Staff from COVID-19
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceed several measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ): “The TDCJ works diligently […]
