AG Pax­ton: Envi­ron­men­tal Pro­tec­tion Divi­sion Recoups Over $2.4 Million

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Environmental Protection Division has already recovered a staggering $2.4 million in civil litigation for the 2021 Fiscal Year.

March 08, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Expands Win­ter Storm Inves­ti­ga­tion into Nat­ur­al Gas Price Increases

Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to Intercontinental Gas Exchange, a natural gas exchange that saw massive price increases during the February winter storm that swept through Texas.  

March 08, 2021 | Press Release

Texas Shuts Down Fraud­u­lent Nation­wide Tele­phone Scam

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 38 states and the District of Columbia, stopped a massive telefunding operation by Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related defendants that bombarded over 67 million Americans with 1.3 billion deceptive calls falsely purporting to raise money for charity.

March 05, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Fed­er­al Inter­fer­ence in State Elec­tion Law Vio­lates the Constitution

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a letter warning United States House and Senate leaders of Constitutional deficiencies within H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021,

March 05, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sues Grid­dy, LLC Ener­gy Com­pa­ny: Cus­tomers Hit with Exor­bi­tant Ener­gy Bills

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Griddy, LLC for violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act through false, misleading, and deceptive advertising and marketing practices.

March 01, 2021 | Press Release

CON­SUMER PRO­TEC­TION ALERT: Exces­sive Ener­gy Bills

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Consumer Protection Division is warning Texans to be aware of energy price hikes and offers tips to protect yourself from excessive and potentially unlawful charges after the recent winter weather storm:

February 26, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Texas Law­suit Results in Court Halt­ing Biden Administration’s Unlaw­ful Freeze of Depor­ta­tions, Uphold­ing Fed­er­al Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton today lauded the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas after it issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting implementation of a portion of the Biden Administration’s unlawful memorandum to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

February 24, 2021 | Press Release