Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Con­tin­ues the Fight Against San Anto­nio ISD’s Unlaw­ful Vac­cine Mandate

Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to fight in court to defend Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-39, which prohibits local entities from enforcing vaccine mandates.

September 29, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Push­es Back Against Par­ti­san Texas State Bar, Weaponized Against AG’s Office for Defend­ing Texas

Today Attorney General Paxton filed an objection to the Texas State Bar’s appointment of a one-sided and partisan “Investigatory Hearing Panel” to investigate him and his staff for defending the rights of the State of Texas by challenging the constitutionality of the 2020 election procedures in four states

September 24, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Motion to Force Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Fol­low Migrant Pro­tec­tion Protocols

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion to force the Biden Administration to reinstate Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) after they blatantly ignored the court’s order to do so.

September 23, 2021 | Press Release

Paxton’s Human Traf­fick­ing Divi­sion Announces 99-Year Sen­tence in Hunt Coun­ty Human Traf­fick­ing Trial

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Barbara Barrett, of Greenville, has been found guilty of Continuous Trafficking of a Child in Hunt County and received a sentence of 99 years in jail.

September 23, 2021 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Leads 10-State Coali­tion to Reg­u­late Big Tech Censorship

Attorney General Paxton led a 10-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Florida’s law that regulates censorship on Big Tech platforms by requiring them to apply their content-moderation practices in a consistent manner and to provide disclosures to affected users.

September 20, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Tem­po­rary Restrain­ing Order Against Paris ISD in Mask Man­date Lawsuit

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a Lamar County district court issued a temporary restraining order against Paris ISD regarding its unlawful mask mandate.

September 14, 2021 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Joins 23-States to Com­bat Fed­er­al Takeover of States’ Elections

In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General Ken Paxton and 22 other attorneys general warn that a reckless piece of legislation under consideration on Capitol Hill would essentially establish the U.S. Department of Justice as a national election czar dictating to states exactly how they must administer their elections.

September 14, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues San Anto­nio ISD for Employ­ee Vac­cine Mandate

Attorney General Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the San Antonio Independent School District and Superintendent Pedro Martinez for mandating that all district employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

September 13, 2021 | Press Release