Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Files Man­damus Request­ing Review of Judge’s Rul­ing In Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

Last night, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by four disgruntled employees.

January 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Bar­clays’ Inel­i­gi­bil­i­ty to Par­tic­i­pate in Texas’s Bond Mar­ket For its Inabil­i­ty to Ver­i­fy its ESG” Poli­cies Do Not Vio­late Texas Law

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), announced that Barclays would no longer be permitted to underwrite Texas’s municipal bonds after failing to respond to requests for information concerning its “net zero” carbon emissions commitments.

January 26, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Issues State­ment Denounc­ing Court’s Shock­ing Bias in Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

This week, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a motion to reconsider and a motion to enter judgment in litigation pertaining to an employment dispute with four former staff members.

January 24, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to SCO­TUS Rul­ing on Con­certi­na Wire Case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued an interlocutory order permitting the Biden Administration to resume destroying concertina wire barriers placed by Texas on its side of the Rio Grande riverbank.

January 22, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment End­ing Lit­i­ga­tion with For­mer Employees

Last year, Attorney General Paxton was fully exonerated by the state legislature following an impeachment trial that was engineered by his political enemies.

January 18, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures En Banc Rehear­ing in Bor­der Buoys Lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an en banc rehearing by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning the Biden Administration’s attempt to force Texas to remove buoys placed in the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border.

January 17, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to Biden Administration’s Demand that Texas Cease and Desist” Secur­ing its Border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has responded to a cease-and-desist letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) demanding that Texas end its enhanced border security measures in Eagle Pass’s Shelby Park. DHS sent the letter on January 14 and requested compliance with their orders by January 17, threatening to escalate the issue.

January 17, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Observes Human Traf­fick­ing Aware­ness Day

On January 11, Attorney General Paxton acknowledged Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Leadership from the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) delivered remarks from the Texas Capitol building alongside other officials and community partners from the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force and Coordinating Council.

January 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Response with SCO­TUS Oppos­ing Biden Administration’s Effort to Resume Destruc­tion of Texas Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the Biden Administration’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) vacate a current injunction that protects Texas concertina wire barriers near the United States-Mexico border from being destroyed by federal agents.

January 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Deliv­ered Over $200 Mil­lion to Tex­ans from Med­ic­aid Fraud Inves­ti­ga­tions in 2023

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing so.

January 10, 2024 | Press Release