Pax­ton Sends Let­ter Stand­ing Up to Fed­er­al Gov­ern­ment for Over­step­ping Author­i­ty and Forc­ing New Costs on Taxpayers

Attorney General Paxton has led a coalition of states in sending a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pushing back against its proposed rule attempting to advance the Biden Administration’s radical climate agenda.  

September 29, 2022 | Press Release

Paxton Launches Investigation into S&P Global’s Use of ESG Factors in Credit Ratings, Potentially Violating Consumer Protection Laws

Attorney General Paxton joined a Missouri-led multistate investigation into S&P Global Inc. for potential violations of consumer protection laws.

September 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to U.S. Sen­ate Demand­ing Rejec­tion of a Bill that Would Under­mine States’ Author­i­ty and Amer­i­can Energy

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Louisiana-led coalition in strongly opposing the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 and sending a letter to Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Mitch McConnell expressing the reasons for such opposition.  

September 26, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Encour­ages FCC to Adopt Rules Pro­tect­ing Amer­i­cans from Ille­gal Robo­calls, Help­ing Pre­vent Bil­lions Lost from Scammers

Attorney General Paxton signed a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to adopt stricter controls to prevent unsolicited robocalls.  

September 26, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Works to Safe­guard First Amend­ment Pro­tec­tions for Reli­gious Group Fac­ing Ille­gal Discrimination

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led multistate amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, fighting to defend the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue facing unconstitutional discrimination.

September 26, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief in Defense of Sen­a­tor Lind­sey Gra­ham and the Speech and Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of halting Senator Lindsey Graham’s deposition until his appeal has been fully resolved. 

September 26, 2022 | 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

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Pres­i­dent Trump’s Con­sti­tu­tion­al Rights After Biden DOJ’s Unprece­dent­ed Raid

Attorney General Paxton is leading a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of President Donald Trump, seeking to ensure the return of privileged documents taken during the Biden Administration’s unprecedented raid. 

September 20, 2022 | Press Release

Judge Rules That the Texas State Bar’s Law­suit Against AG Paxton’s First Assis­tant Vio­lates the Constitution

A Texas judge has ruled that the Texas State Bar’s lawsuit against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster violates the separation of powers secured by the Texas Constitution.

September 20, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court to Stand Up for Edu­ca­tion­al Insti­tu­tions and Their Students

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Utah-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to correct a Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision.

September 20, 2022 | Press Release