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Texas Vic­to­ri­ous In Case Chal­leng­ing Biden’s Ille­gal Vac­cine Man­date for Texas Nation­al Guard Members

A federal appeals court sided with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a case challenging the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for Texas National Guard members, ruling that the federal government’s attempt to punish noncompliance with the mandate was unconstitutional.

June 15, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Vic­to­ri­ous in Law­suit Against the Biden Administration’s Vac­cine Man­date for Fed­er­al Contractors

Attorney General Paxton secured a victory in his lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s unlawful vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

May 15, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Vic­to­ri­ous in Law­suit to Stop Biden Admin from Imple­ment­ing Head Start Vac­cine and Mask Mandates

A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Paxton and set aside a Biden Administration policy that would have mandated all Head Start program staff and volunteers receive the Covid-19 vaccine.

April 05, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton High­lights Dan­ger of Forc­ing School­child­ren to be Inject­ed with Covid-19 Vaccine

Attorney General Paxton joined a Louisiana-led letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressing deep concerns over children being required to take the COVID-19 vaccine. 

October 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Con­tin­ues Fight for Med­ical Free­dom by Fil­ing Peti­tion Against San Anto­nio ISD in the Texas Supreme Court

Attorney General Paxton filed a petition for review requesting the Texas Supreme Court to reverse Texas’s San Antonio-based Fourth Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of San Antonio ISD and issue an injunction against the district’s unlawful vaccine mandate. 

September 13, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief to Pro­tect Amer­i­can Ser­vice Mem­bers’ Reli­gious Free­dom from Biden’s Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Vac­cine Mandate

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led amicus brief in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to prevent American service members from being forced to take a vaccine that goes against their religious beliefs.

September 02, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Releas­es Advi­so­ry Clar­i­fy­ing the Law: Pub­lic Schools Can­not Impose Man­dates as the New School Year Begins

Attorney General Paxton issued an advisory for the start of the new school year, reminding Texas public schools that mask mandates continue to be prohibited, pursuant to Governor Abbott’s executive order GA-38.

August 24, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief Chal­leng­ing CDC’s Trans­porta­tion Mask Mandate

Attorney General Paxton joined a Florida-led amicus brief filed in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to affirm a successful challenge to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Transportation Mask Mandate.

August 11, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Secures Impor­tant Vic­to­ry in Fifth Cir­cuit Against Impos­ing Harm­ful Mask-Man­dates on Kids

Yesterday Attorney General Paxton secured a ruling against imposing mask mandates on Texas children in violation of state law.

July 26, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files Two Ami­cus Briefs Oppos­ing Biden’s Fed­er­al Con­trac­tor Vac­cine Mandates

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed two related Florida-led amicus briefs—one before the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and another before the St. Louis-based Eighth Circuit.

July 01, 2022 | Press Release