Attorney General Ken Paxton announced details of the approved settlement in the lawsuit against Griddy Energy, LLC after Winter Storm Uri left its customers with exorbitant energy bills. Texas power companies failed to withstand the winter storm and left millions of Texans […]
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Paxton Wins Again Against Biden Administration, Reinstating Texas’s Medicaid Waiver Extension
Attorney General Ken Paxton commends a federal district court’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction after the Biden Administration capriciously revoked Texas’s Medicaid waiver extension. In January, the federal government approved Texas’s extension, which benefited the millions of Texans receiving […]
Paxton Victorious Again in Latest Immigration Battle with the Biden Administration
Attorney General Ken Paxton is pleased with the district court’s decision to issue a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration after they failed to detain dangerous criminal aliens. This is the latest of series of immigration wins against the […]
Paxton Sues San Antonio ISD and Superintendent Pedro Martinez for Employee Vaccine Mandate
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint asking for a temporary restraining order against San Antonio ISD after it refused to follow Executive Order GA-38. GA-38 prohibits governmental entities and officials from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations. It has the force and […]
Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Sting Nets Seven Arrests
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of seven people during an undercover chat operation in Olmos Park, Bexar County. The operation was conducted during the week of August 10 by the Child Exploitation Unit, along with the Austin Fugitive Apprehension Unit, the Olmos Park Police Department, Bexar County […]
Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition in Defense of Mississippi’s Abortion Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton led a 24-state coalition in support of Mississippi’s law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, except in medical emergencies. Texas’s amicus brief argues that Roe v. Wade should be overturned because it has no basis in the Constitution […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition in Defense of Religious Liberty
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 11-state coalition in defense of religious liberty, challenging Virginia’s requirement that photographers shoot weddings that conflict with their religious beliefs. Virginia’s Act is just the latest instance in a series of leftist applications of […]
Attorney General Paxton Announces Global Opioid Settlement
Settlement includes Texas political subdivisions; if subdivisions join Texas could receive over $1.5 billion Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a historic $26 billion agreement that will bring desperately needed relief to Texans who are struggling with opioid addiction. The agreement includes […]
Paxton Joins Multistate Coalition in Protecting Second Amendment Rights
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 26 states to protect the Second Amendment in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett, which challenges New York’s law that allows only those who “demonstrate a special need […]
Paxton Seeks Preliminary Injunction After Biden Administration Illegally Revoked Medicaid Waiver
Attorney General Ken Paxton sought a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Biden Administration’s illegal action rescinding the extension of the Medicaid Section 1115 waiver negotiated between Texas and the federal government. In a politically motivated move, the administration reversed its agreement to extend […]
