Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment on Amend­ed Elec­tion Advi­so­ry from Texas Sec­re­tary of State

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on amended election advisory from Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson.

October 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment On Texas DACA Chal­lenge Argued Today In Fifth Circuit

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on Texas's challenge against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

October 10, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Reach­es $3.5 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment Fol­low­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion into Marriott’s Breach of Cus­tomers’ Data

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Marriott International, Inc., that resolves an investigation into a breach of one of the company’s reservation databases.

October 09, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Win for Texas Pro-Life Laws at the Supreme Court of the Unit­ed States

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major win protecting the rights of Texas hospitals and doctors to refuse to provide abortions that are prohibited by state law.

October 07, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Cit­i­zen­ship Data From Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion To Inves­ti­gate Poten­tial Nonci­t­i­zen Voters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter demanding that the federal government fulfill its legal obligations by providing any information it possesses regarding the citizenship status of people who may be illegally registered to vote in Texas.

October 07, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Tem­porar­i­ly Stops Injunc­tion That Blocked Texas Elec­tion Integri­ty Law and Inves­ti­ga­tions Into Vote Har­vest­ing Schemes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, blocking a district court decision that enjoined the Office of the Attorney General from investigating illegal ballot harvesting under Senate Bill 1, a Texas election integrity law.

October 04, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Tik­Tok for Shar­ing Minors’ Per­son­al Data In Vio­la­tion of Texas Parental Con­sent Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok, one of the largest social media platforms, for operating its platform in a manner that puts the online safety and privacy of Texas children at risk and violates the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act.

October 03, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Big Phar­ma Drug Man­u­fac­tur­ers and Phar­ma­cy Ben­e­fit Man­agers for Con­spir­a­cy That Increased Insulin Prices by 1,000%

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”)—including Eli Lilly, Express Scripts, CVS Pharmacy, and others—over a conspiracy to increase prices of insulin.

October 03, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Requests Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Data from Sec­re­tary of State to Force Fed­er­al Gov­ern­ment to Ver­i­fy if Nonci­t­i­zens Are Ille­gal­ly Registered

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson formally requesting the records of every registered voter without a State of Texas-issued driver’s license or identification card number in order to facilitate efforts to stop noncitizen voting and investigate potential voter fraud.

October 02, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Travis Coun­ty for Hold­ing Unlaw­ful Secret Meet­ing to Approve Tax­pay­er-Fund­ed Spe­cial Secu­ri­ty for Pro-Crime Travis Coun­ty DA Jose Garza

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Travis County Commissioners Court for violating the Texas Open Meetings Act to secretly discuss a measure to allocate public money for security enhancements for the personal residence of Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.

September 30, 2024 | Press Release