AG Paxton Tells Fifth Circuit Obamacare is (Still) Unconstitutional; Encourages Real Reform and Experimentation to Address Health Care Access
Today, on behalf of Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of 18 states, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging that court to uphold a U.S. district court’s ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional in its entirety.
AG Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Feds Catch Three Individuals in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
Investigative work by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office helped the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) bring charges today against the director and two operators of a Houston-based medical clinic for their alleged participation in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme.
AG Paxton Announces $13 Million in Debt Relief for Texas ITT Tech Students in Multistate Settlement
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $13 million debt relief agreement for 1,430 former ITT Tech students in Texas as part of a 43-state settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC.
AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests Williamson County Man for Possession of Child Pornography
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 66-year-old Charles Andrew Adler, of Leander, Texas, on five counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.
AG Paxton Urges FTC to Consider the Role of Consumer Privacy and Data in Antitrust Enforcement
Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 41 other state attorneys general, filed a bi-partisan comment with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging a renewed focus on consumer privacy and data in antitrust enforcement actions against dominant technology platforms that collect and leverage consumer data.
AG Paxton Sues for Access to Public Records on San Antonio’s Discriminatory Exclusion of Chick-fil‑A from its Airport
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition in Travis County District Court against the City of San Antonio as part of his office’s investigation into the city’s exclusion of Chick-fil-A from an airport concession contract.
AG Paxton to Congress: States Need Clear-Cut Authority to Enforce Their Criminal Laws Against Illegal Activity Online
Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with a bipartisan group of 46 fellow attorneys general, urged congressional leaders in Washington to amend the Communications Decency Act of 1996 to make certain that state and local authorities have the authority to investigate and prosecute criminal activity online.
AG Paxton: 6 Gas Stations Agree to Refund Customers for Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his Consumer Protection Division settled lawsuits against two Texas gas stations accused of price gouging during the declared disaster for Hurricane Harvey.
AG Paxton’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests McLennan County Man for Possession of Child Pornography
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 53-year-old George Henry Gemmell, of Hewitt, Texas, on five counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.
AG Paxton Joins Coalition Urging CFPB to Restore States’ Authority to Protect Consumers
Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a 12-state coalition – led by Indiana and Arkansas – in support of a proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to rescind a 2017 CFPB rule and replace it with a new one governing small, short-term loans.