AG Pax­ton: Local Gov­ern­ments Must Allow the Sale of Firearms

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a legal opinion following a request from Representative Dustin Burrows regarding the sales of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties.

March 27, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files Law­suit to Halt Price Goug­ing at Auc­tions Unlim­it­ed LLC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a lawsuit to stop Auctions Unlimited LLC from price gouging Texans for necessary, health-related supplies.

March 26, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: State Gov­ern­ment Offices and Agen­cies Should Remain Ful­ly Oper­a­tional Dur­ing COVID-19 Dis­as­ter Declaration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter explaining that political subdivisions may not restrict the ability of State agencies, agents and contractors from providing governmental services, including travel to and from their places of employment.

March 25, 2020 | Press Release

Health Care Pro­fes­sion­als and Facil­i­ties, Includ­ing Abor­tion Providers, Must Imme­di­ate­ly Stop All Med­ical­ly Unnec­es­sary Surg­eries and Pro­ce­dures to Pre­serve Resources to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned all licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities, including abortion providers, that, pursuant to Executive Order GA 09 issued by Gov. Greg Abbott, they must postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary.

March 23, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Retail Sup­ply Chains Will Be Held Liable for Price Gouging

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a stern warning to retail suppliers, including those who supply grocery stores and pharmacies, that state law strictly prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster.

March 21, 2020 | Press Release

The Office of the Attor­ney General’s Child Sup­port Divi­sion Tran­si­tions to Vir­tu­al Ser­vices in Response to Coro­n­avirus (COVID-19)

Because the health and safety of our staff and customers is always our highest priority, effective immediately, local child support offices are in the process of transitioning to providing virtual child support establishment and enforcement services.

March 17, 2020 | Press Release

Governor’s Office Clears Path for Gov­ern­men­tal Bod­ies to Meet Tele­phon­i­cal­ly or by Video­con­fer­ence Dur­ing Coro­n­avirus Disaster

Governor Abbott’s office today approved a request by the Office of the Attorney General to temporarily suspend a limited number of open meeting laws in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disaster.

March 16, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Warns of Price Goug­ing as Tex­ans Pre­pare to Pre­vent the Spread of Coronavirus

As Texans take precautions against exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prepare for the possibility of self-quarantine if affected, Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that state law prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster.

March 13, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Defends Reli­gious Free­dom and Due Process for Church­es of Mag­no­lia, Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton supported churches in the City of Magnolia as they defend their ability to have their day in court after the city decided to charge houses of worship and other nonprofits higher water rates than everyone else in the city.

March 12, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Estab­lish­es Resource Web­page for Vol­un­teer Secu­ri­ty in Hous­es of Worship

Attorney General Ken Paxton today launched a webpage containing educational materials and resources for volunteer security teams to legally and effectively protect houses of worship.

March 11, 2020 | Press Release