Pax­ton Secures Major Vic­to­ry to Shut Down Texas Robo­callers that Made Bil­lions of Ille­gal Calls

Attorney General Paxton won judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner, Jakob Mears.

March 17, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Calls on Biden to Enforce Immi­gra­tion Laws

Attorney General Ken Paxton testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Border Security today to discuss the worsening border crisis and the Biden Administration’s routine violations of the Constitution by refusing to enforce our immigration laws.  

March 16, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Steps Up to Defend the Fel­low­ship of Chris­t­ian Ath­letes and Stu­dents’ Reli­gious Freedom

Attorney General Paxton joined a Montana-led amicus brief in support of students’ religious liberties after the San Jose Unified School District (“SJUSD”) discriminated against students wishing to participate in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (“FCA”).  

March 16, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Two Ami­cus Briefs in Defense of Faith-Based Fos­ter Care and Adop­tion Agencies

Attorney General Paxton joined two similar Virginia-led amicus briefs before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in defense of the religious liberties of foster care and adoption agencies who provide life-changing services to children and families across the country.  

March 14, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Push­es Back Against New EPA Reg­u­la­tion Designed to Force the Biden Administration’s Envi­ron­men­tal Agen­da on States

Attorney General Paxton has joined a West Virginia-led comment letter opposing a new Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) rule that would undercut states’ authority and efforts to properly regulate their own environment.

March 13, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti­state Ami­cus to Pro­tect the Reli­gious Lib­er­ties of Amer­i­can Workers

Attorney General Paxton filed a multistate amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, led by West Virginia and Louisiana, to protect the religious liberties of workers across America.

March 10, 2023 | Press Release

Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Pros­e­cu­tions Divi­sion Helps Secure Guilty Ver­dict for Murderer

Efforts by Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions Division led to a Starr County jury finding Gerardo Echavarria, Jr. guilty of the murder of Juan Raul Requenez.

March 09, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sends Let­ters to Phar­ma­cies Regard­ing FDA’s Ille­gal Efforts to Encour­age Com­pa­nies to Mail Abor­tion Drugs

Attorney General Paxton joined a Missouri-led coalition in sending a letter to Rite Aid regarding the company’s plans to send abortion-inducing drugs through the mail.

March 08, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions U.S. Supreme Court to Pro­tect Tax­pay­er Funds by Clar­i­fy­ing Rules on Attorney’s Fees

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Georgia-led amicus brief that is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the legal framework for when attorney’s fees are to be awarded to “prevailing parties” in civil lawsuits.  

March 08, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sup­ports Efforts to Stop FDA from Expand­ing Access to Abor­tion-Induc­ing Drugs

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led amicus brief in a case challenging reckless and illegal actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) that expand access to abortion-inducing drugs being sent through the mail.  

March 07, 2023 | Press Release