SCAM ALERT: AG Pax­ton and DOJ Part­ner to Warn Con­sumers of Fraud­sters Sell­ing Coun­ter­feit, Mis­la­beled, Non-Exis­tent PPE

Attorney General Ken  Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, today informed the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal protection equipment (PPE), and other COVID-19 related equipment.

July 27, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Court for Pro­tect­ing Baby Girl’s Right to Life

Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Second Court of Appeals for reversing a lower court decision denying a temporary injunction and protecting baby T.L.’s life.

July 24, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief in Defense of Minnesota’s Bal­lot Order Statute

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of Minnesota’s ballot order statute, which places candidates on the ballot based on party affiliation, with the party netting the lowest number of votes in the preceding election listed first.

July 23, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files Sec­ond Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Stu­dent Rights to Free Speech and Due Process

Attorney General  Ken  Paxton  today led 15 states in an amicus brief filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, defending the Department of Education’s reaffirmation of Title IX’s commitment to protecting students from actual harassment while upholding free speech and fair process.

July 20, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Defends Mis­sis­sip­pi Law Lim­it­ing Abor­tion After 15 Weeks

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Texas and 17 other States supporting a Mississippi law prohibiting non-emergency abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy.

July 20, 2020 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Issues Guid­ance to Reli­gious Pri­vate Schools for Fall Reopenings

Attorney Genera l Ken  Paxton  today issued a guidance letter to religious private schools in Texas, informing them that local public health orders attempting to restrict their reopenings violate the United States and Texas Constitutions and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

July 17, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Leads 15 States in Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Free Speech and Due Process for Students 

Attorney Genera l Ken  Paxton  today led 15 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to allow the Department of Education to reaffirm Title IX’s commitment to protecting students from actual harassment while respecting free speech and fair process.

July 16, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Defends Humane Treat­ment of Fetal Remains

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a letter brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressing the impact of a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court that held unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

July 14, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Dis­missal of Law­suit Against Order of Can­di­dates on Ballots

Attorney General Paxton today applauded the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing a case in which voter Rachel Miller, joined by the Texas Democratic Party, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, erroneously argued against a Texas election law that governs the order in which candidates appear on the ballot.

July 10, 2020 | Press Release