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Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Issues Enforce­ment Guid­ance For State Laws Pro­hibit­ing Pub­lic Con­tracts with Com­pa­nies Unlaw­ful­ly Main­tain­ing ESG” Policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory letter providing updates and guidance on the enforcement of laws passed by the Texas Legislature restricting government entities from granting large contracts to companies that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or boycott Israel.

October 17, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Reli­gious Lead­ers and the Sec­ond Amend­ment Against Over­reach­ing New York State Law

Attorney General Paxton joined two Montana-led amicus briefs challenging New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (“CCIA”), which makes it a felony to possess a firearm in any place of worship or a “sensitive location.” 

March 30, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions Court to Halt Ille­gal Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Rule That Tar­gets Amer­i­cans Law­ful­ly Exer­cis­ing Their Sec­ond Amend­ment Rights

Attorney General Paxton filed a motion for preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”).

March 06, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Denounces Biden’s Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Call for the Ban­ning of Cer­tain Firearms Used Every Day by Law-Abid­ing Americans

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led letter to President Biden condemning his unconstitutional decision to call for an “assault weapons” ban during his State of the Union Address.  

February 15, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Block Ille­gal Rule that Infringes on the Sec­ond Amend­ment Rights of Americans

Attorney General Paxton, along with a coalition of other plaintiffs, is suing the Biden Administration over a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) rule targeting pistol owners who use stabilizing braces.

February 09, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stands Up for 2nd Amend­ment Rights in Ami­cus Brief Before the Penn­syl­va­nia Supreme Court

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, pushing back against an activist judiciary ignoring federal law and Americans’ constitutional rights under the 2nd amendment. 

September 21, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion to Pro­tect Sec­ond Amend­ment from Biden Administration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rulemaking on bump stocks.

August 08, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion to Stop Biden Admin­is­tra­tion from Reg­u­lat­ing Non-Func­tion­al Firearm Parts

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Arizona-led 17-state complaint against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice, and the Acting Director of ATF, to fight the Biden administration’s unconstitutional rulemaking that would regulate firearm parts manufacturers.

July 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Let­ter Urg­ing Sen­ate to Reject Biden Nom­i­nee for ATF Head

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter urging the United States Senate to oppose President Biden’s nominee for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach.

June 21, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus in Sup­port of Gun Own­ers of Amer­i­ca Chal­leng­ing ATF’s Final Rule

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief co-led by Montana and West Virginia calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in Gun Owners of America v. Garland, which upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Final Rule on bump stocks. Bump stocks are accessories that allow most semi-automatic firearms to shoot more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger.

April 08, 2022 | Press Release