Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas. Texas House Bill 957, passed in 2021, expressly exempts from […]
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Paxton Joins Comment Letter Against Head Start Program Vaccine and Mask Mandates
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a comment letter challenging the “Head Start Rule” that gives all Head Start staff and volunteers until January 31, 2022 to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and also requires all staff and children over 2 […]
Paxton Secures $63 Million Statewide Opioid Settlement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $63 million statewide opioid settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The agreement will largely track the terms of the Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement that was announced on July 23, 2021. Pursuant to the settlement, Endo will pay $63 million into […]
Paxton Asks Court to Require Biden to Build the Wall
On behalf of the State of Texas, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with the State of Missouri, has submitted their motion for a preliminary injunction asking a federal court to order the Biden Administration to immediately resume the building of the southern border wall. This is a follow-on pleading to Attorney General Paxton’s […]
Paxton Joins Coalition to Stop Title X Funds from Being Used for Abortions
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition filing an amicus brief in federal court, seeking to prevent Title X funds from being used to subsidize abortions under a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Called the “Final Rule,” this Biden Administration […]
Paxton Files Motion to Stop Biden’s Vaccine Contractor Mandate
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop President Biden’s unlawful vaccine mandate against federal contractors. This sweeping mandate is a part of the President’s unconstitutional efforts to revitalize his flagging […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition to Stop Corporations from Forum Shopping
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 43 states and territories to support the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act. Currently, individuals can file for bankruptcy only in the district where they reside, but corporations are permitted to file wherever an affiliated entity is incorporated. This can lead to rampant forum shopping […]
Paxton Defends Senate Bill 8 in the U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Ken Paxton defended Texas’ Senate Bill 8 in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court will address whether the federal courts have jurisdiction over cases brought by Whole Woman’s Health and the United States seeking to enjoin the statute. Neither plaintiff can suffer injury from the State […]
Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Illegal Vaccine Mandates
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration today to stop its efforts to force federal contractors’ employees to choose between being vaccinated for COVID-19 against their will or risk losing their jobs. President Biden has previously admitted that the federal government does not have such authority, but now he seeks to impose this unprecedented expansion of federal power and encroachment upon individual liberty […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition to Hold Biden Admin Accountable for Threatening Parents’ First Amendment Rights
After a successful 17-state coalition obtained an apology from the National School Boards Association (NSBA), Attorney General Ken Paxton continued to push back to hold the Biden Administration accountable for colluding with the NSBA after threatening parents’ First Amendment rights. […]