Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s pro-life law, the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, against a decision by a panel of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction. “States across the country are trying to protect […]
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AG Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Uphold First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
Attorney General Paxton, together with Arizona, Alaska, and Florida, is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High […]
AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Biden EPA’s War Against Texas Oil & Gas
“At a time when American gas prices are skyrocketing at the pump, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows again the absolute need for energy independence, Biden chooses to go to war against fossil fuels,” said Attorney General Paxton. “These severe new […]
AG Paxton Urges Federal Trade Commission to Outlaw Impersonation Scams
Attorney General Ken Paxton, as part of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, has joined a comment letter calling on the Federal Trade Commission to target “impersonation scams” — a pervasive problem that victimizes millions of American consumers, whereby an individual poses […]
AG Paxton Declares So-Called Sex-Change Procedures on Children and Prescription of Puberty Blockers to be “Child Abuse” Under Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law. The holding comes at a critical time when more and more […]
Paxton Sues Facebook for Using Unauthorized Biometric Data
Attorney General Paxton has sued Facebook (now known as Meta) for capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so, in violation of Texas law. Facebook has been storing millions […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Against Apple for Violating Antitrust Laws
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined several states in an amicus brief at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Epic Games, Inc., in its lawsuit against Apple, Inc., relating to Apple’s alleged violations of state and federal antitrust laws in the operation of its App Store. Thirty–five (35) states joined the amicus filed on January 27. Apple’s conduct […]
Paxton Launches 9th Border-Crisis Lawsuit Against Biden, Marking 20th Lawsuit Since Inauguration Day
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program. The CAM program provides certain aliens […]
AG Paxton Releases Border Crisis Guidance to State and Local Law Enforcement, Property Owners, Texans
As Biden’s border crisis grows worse, Attorney General Paxton continues to field inquiries from state and local law enforcement, border-area property owners, and concerned Texans throughout the state. While Attorney General Paxton fights and wins in court to stop the […]
AG Paxton Sues Google for Deceptively Tracking Users’ Location Without Consent
Attorney General Paxton filed his third lawsuit against Google, again alleging that the company is systematically misleading and deceiving Texas consumers in violation of Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Attorney General Paxton’s most recent Geolocation lawsuit alleges that Google misled […]
