Pax­ton Sues BINT for Pyra­mid Scheme, Exploit­ing African Amer­i­can Community

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against “Blessings in No Time” (BINT) for promoting a pyramid scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, scamming tens of millions of dollars from the African American community in Texas and nationwide.

June 15, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Part­ners with Gov. Abbott’s Task Force on Bor­der and Home­land Security

Yesterday Gov. Greg Abbott announced the formation of a Task Force on Border and Homeland Security. The Task Force is comprised of key leaders from several state agencies, including the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, and will analyze and advise on strategies to address the border crisis arising from the surge of illegal aliens and drugs into our state and nation.

June 11, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Sec­ond Amend­ment Rights, Sends Let­ter to ATF

Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives opposing its June 7 proposal to require federal registration of firearms with attached “stabilizing braces.”

June 09, 2021 | Press Release

OAG Files Appel­late Brief: For­mer Top Aides Say One Thing Under Oath, Anoth­er in Pub­lic; Can’t Squeeze Back Into Agency After Fail­ing on the Job

The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (OAG) filed an appellate brief with the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals fully debunking a group of former OAG political appointees who had gone rogue and lodged unfounded accusations against Attorney General Paxton.

June 02, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Warns U.S. Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion Against Adopt­ing Race-Based Pri­or­i­ties and Projects

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined two letters issued to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, one in partnership with the America First Policy Institute and Texas Public Policy Foundation and the other with a coalition of 20 attorneys general for other states.

May 21, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Austin Eco Bilin­gual School Founder Accused of Labor Trafficking

Attorney General Ken Paxton today sued Austin Eco Bilingual School, a Spanish immersion preschool, accusing founder Adriana Rodriguez of labor trafficking. 

May 19, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Block Biden’s Pow­er Grab, Rein­state Bil­lions Promised for Texas Healthcare

To secure the assistance that countless Texans rely on, Attorney General Ken Paxton fired back with a lawsuit to reinstate the extension of the Medicaid waiver and prevent the federal government from forcing the adoption of its own unsuitable program. 

May 14, 2021 | Press Release

Cal­i­for­nia Court Dis­miss­es Twit­ter vs. Texas Lawsuit

A district court in California today dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, in which the social media giant attempted to halt Attorney General Paxton’s investigation into Twitter’s potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. 

May 11, 2021 | Press Release