AG Pax­ton: Baby T.L.’s Right to Life Must be Protected

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Second Court of Appeals, urging the court to reverse a lower court’s order and grant baby T.L.’s family a temporary injunction until the case is resolved to protect the baby’s life.

January 17, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Sup­port­ing Mis­sis­sip­pi Law Lim­it­ing Abor­tion After 15 Weeks

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined Louisiana’s friend-of-the-court brief which was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Mississippi as it seeks en banc review of a law prohibiting non-emergency abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy.

January 07, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton State­ment on Dis­missal of Law­suit Chal­leng­ing UT Austin’s Relo­ca­tion of Con­fed­er­ate Monuments

Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that parties protesting the relocation of Confederate monuments at the University of Texas do not have standing to pursue their lawsuit.

January 06, 2020 | Noteworthy

State of Texas, AG Pax­ton and Gov. Abbott Sup­port Emer­gency Stay for Tinslee Lewis

The State of Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Gov. Greg Abbott filed an amicus curiae letter today in the Second Court of Appeals, agreeing with the Lewis family that the Ft. Worth appellate court should grant an emergency stay of the trial court’s order denying the family’s request for a temporary injunction until the appeal is finally resolved and, thus, preserving the life of 11-month old Tinslee Lewis.

January 03, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief with Supreme Court in Sup­port of Louisiana Abor­tion Law That Pro­tects Women

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court calling for dismissal of a constitutional challenge to a Louisiana law that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

December 31, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: State­ment on UK’s Assess­ment of Google in Com­pe­ti­tion and Mar­kets Author­i­ty Report

Today, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released their Online Platforms and Digital Advertising Market Study Interim Report, which assesses the market power of Google and other online platforms.

December 18, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: Texas Courts Must Respect Parental Rights

Attorney General  Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court supporting parental custody rights and arguing against unnecessary government interference in the relationship between parents and children.

December 17, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: All U.S. Attor­neys Gen­er­al Call on Con­gress to Pass Bipar­ti­san FIGHT Fen­tanyl Act

Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to pass the bipartisan Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting (FIGHT) Fentanyl Act.

December 11, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins 18-State Coali­tion Urg­ing SCO­TUS to Over­turn the Shut­down of a Job-Pro­duc­ing Pipeline

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office joined a coalition of 18 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that blocked construction on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, impeding the nation’s economic growth.

December 10, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Defends Right to Life for 9‑Month-Old Baby Girl

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the District Court of Tarrant County in support of a nine-month-old baby girl who is fighting for her life after Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas denied the baby’s mother’s request to continue life-sustaining treatment for her.

November 22, 2019 | Noteworthy

Fraud Alert: Scam­mers Claim­ing to be OAG Crime Vic­tim Ser­vices Attempt­ing to Defraud Texans

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans about reported scam callers falsely claiming to be members of the OAG’s Crime Victim Services Division and attempting to obtain personal and financial information from members of the public.

November 14, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: Chil­dren Must Be Pro­tect­ed from Unnec­es­sary and Abu­sive Med­ical Treatments

The Office of the Attorney General today sent a referral to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), requesting the agency investigate possible child abuse against seven-year-old James Younger, whose mother has proposed chemically and surgically altering his biological sex based on her belief that he may identify as a girl.

October 24, 2019 | Noteworthy