On behalf of the State of Texas, Attorney General Paxton has sued Planned Parenthood Federation of America and several Planned Parenthood locations in Texas, seeking recovery of $10 million in payments made by the Texas Medicaid program. The lawsuit states […]
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Paxton Works to Stop International Scam Calls
Attorney General Paxton filed comments urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require U.S. telephone companies to curb abusive robocalls from foreign sources. Previously, Attorney General Paxton and 51 attorneys general successfully persuaded the FCC to shorten, by a year, […]
Paxton Sues Biden Administration for Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate
Attorney General Paxton and several allied states and companies sued the Biden Administration for its illegal and unconstitutional vaccine mandate imposed on private businesses. As part of his COVID-19 Action Plan announced in early September, President Biden committed to requiring […]
Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief to Hold Facebook Accountable
The State of Texas has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against Facebook’s vague and inaccurate legal interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, intended to shield it from liability for human trafficking that […]
Paxton Victorious Against San Antonio ISD Unlawful Vaccine Mandate
All employees of San Antonio ISD should know that they are not required to be vaccinated at this time and cannot be terminated for not being vaccinated. In the event that any SAISD employees are terminated, they should contact the […]
Paxton Pushes Back Against Partisan Texas State Bar, Weaponized Against AG’s Office for Defending Texas
Today Attorney General Paxton filed an objection to the Texas State Bar’s appointment of a one-sided and partisan “Investigatory Hearing Panel” to investigate him and his staff for defending the rights of the State of Texas by challenging the constitutionality […]
Attorney General Paxton Joins 10-State Coalition to Regulate Big Tech Censorship
Attorney General Paxton led a 10-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that regulates censorship on Big Tech platforms by requiring them to apply their content-moderation practices in a […]
AG Paxton Commends Court’s Decision to Uphold Texas’ Ban on Live-Dismemberment Abortions
Attorney General Paxton applauded the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to uphold a Texas law prohibiting live-dismemberment abortions. In a 9-5 decision, the court reversed the district court’s judgment that prevented Texas from […]
Paxton’s Supreme Court Ruling Round Up
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down several rulings that are of importance to Texans and the State of Texas. In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the Court ruled that Philadelphia violated the Free Exercise Clause when it singled out Catholic Social Services […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition Defending Constitutional Use of ‘Modern Rifles’
Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate coalition defending the Second Amendment and demanding the San Francisco-based United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit strike down California’s Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA) in the case of Miller […]
