Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Arrests Doc­tor for Repeat­ed­ly Inde­cent­ly Touch­ing Patients

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Denton Police Department have arrested a Denton-based doctor after a joint investigation that uncovered four counts of Indecent Assault.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Secures Con­vic­tion and 50-Year Sen­tence for Child Murderer

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a 50-year sentence for a murderer who killed a four-year-old child.

February 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues School Dis­trict for Ille­gal Elec­tion­eer­ing with Pub­lic Tax Money

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Denton Independent School District (“DISD”) for illegal electioneering by using taxpayer-funded resources to stump for specific candidates during an election.

February 22, 2024 | Press Release

Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Three Life Sen­tences in Decades-Old Cold Case Mur­der After Sus­pect Attempt­ed to Smug­gle Ille­gal Aliens

On February 1, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton helped secure three consecutive life sentences against Pablo Figueroa, age 62, for a murder he committed over 40 years ago.

February 21, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Law­suit to Shut Down Austin-Area Illic­it Mas­sage Business

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit asking the Williamson County Courts to stop Essence Massage, located in Austin, Texas, from operating an illicit massage business in violation of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

February 21, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues to End NGO’s Oper­a­tions In Texas After Dis­cov­er­ing Poten­tial Efforts to Facil­i­tate Ille­gal Immigration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Annunciation House, a nongovernmental organization (“NGO”), to revoke their registration to operate in Texas.

February 20, 2024 | Press Release

Court Denies Biden Administration’s Effort to Dis­miss Texas Law­suit Against Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Asy­lum Rule

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s “asylum rule” will move forward after a court denied the federal government’s attempt to dismiss the case.

February 08, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Seeks to Stop Biden Admin­is­tra­tion from Cen­sor­ing Amer­i­can Media Companies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a memorandum in support of a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s censorship apparatus used to silence and disparage American media companies it disagrees with.

February 07, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Leads Coali­tion of Attor­neys Gen­er­al Oppos­ing Biden-Sen­ate Bor­der Bill

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a coalition of 15 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the leadership of the United States Senate strongly objecting to measures in the “border bill” proposed in that chamber after negotiation with the White House.

February 06, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces $350 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment with Glob­al Mar­ket­ing Firm Pub­li­cis Over Role in Opi­oid Epidemic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis.

February 02, 2024 | Press Release