Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Suing Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Unlaw­ful Ban On Pri­vate Firearms Sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a multistate coalition including Louisiana, Missouri, and Utah to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) of the U.S. Department of Justice for unlawfully attempting to abridge Americans’ constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms.

May 01, 2024 | Press Release

MEDIA ADVI­SO­RY: Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton and Kansas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Kris Kobach To Hold Press Con­fer­ence Announc­ing New Lit­i­ga­tion Against Biden Administration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach To Hold Press Conference Announcing New Litigation Against Biden Administration

April 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion for Unlaw­ful­ly Using Title IX to Man­date Rad­i­cal Gen­der Ide­ol­o­gy, Vio­lat­ing Con­sti­tu­tion and Putting Women At Risk

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued to stop an unlawful federal rule issued by the Biden Administration that destroys protections for women in educational institutions by mandating compliance with radical gender ideology.

April 29, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Secures Set­tle­ment with Oper­a­tor of Major Pornog­ra­phy Web­site, Ensur­ing Com­pli­ance with Texas Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Multi Media, LLC, the operator of “Chaturbate,” one of the most visited pornographic websites on the internet, to ensure the company complies with state age verification laws.

April 26, 2024 | Press Release

Office of Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Assist Har­ris Coun­ty Dis­trict Attor­ney In Crim­i­nal Bid-Rig­ging Investigations

The Criminal Prosecutions and Law Enforcement Divisions of the Attorney General’s Office will assist the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the Texas Rangers with criminal cases involving the Harris County Judge’s Office and its role in manipulating the bidding process for a public outreach contract funded by COVID-19 relief funds.

April 25, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Suc­cess­ful­ly Defends Texas Elec­tion Integri­ty Law

The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) declined to hear a case brought by a political group that sought to overturn Texas’s age-based restrictions on mail-in voting.

April 24, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Stay From Texas Supreme Court Paus­ing Har­ris County’s Unlaw­ful Guar­an­teed Income” Program

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary administrative stay from the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) ordering Harris County not to distribute any public money through its unlawful “guaranteed income” program for an interim period.

April 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Block Unlaw­ful Har­ris Coun­ty Guar­an­teed Income” Scheme

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed for emergency relief with the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) to block Harris County’s “guaranteed income” program that violates State law.

April 23, 2024 | Press Release

Med­ical Provider Agrees to With­draw from Texas Instead of Com­ply­ing with Inves­ti­ga­tion into Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Treat­ments for Minors

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an agreement with Seattle Children’s Hospital in which the institution will abandon all attempts to do business in Texas.

April 22, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sub­mits Notice to Fifth Cir­cuit High­light­ing Impact of Recent SCO­TUS Vic­to­ry on SB 4 Litigation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent a notice of supplemental authority to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit detailing how Texas’s unanimous victory yesterday at the U.S. Supreme Court in DeVillier v. Texas further supports Texas’s defense of SB 4.

April 17, 2024 | Press Release