SCOTUS Leaves West Texas A&M University’s “Drag Show” Denial Intact

In a case where Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending West Texas A&M University’s President for rejecting an organization’s request to host a college campus “drag show” with child attendees, the Supreme Court of the United States denied an injunction to the organization.

March 15, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Con­tempt Motion Against Frisco ISD for Vio­lat­ing Restrain­ing Order Against Ille­gal Electioneering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion for contempt against Frisco Independent School District (“ISD”) for failing to abide by a temporary restraining order preventing the district or its employees from engaging in illegal electioneering.

March 14, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Colony Ridge for Fraud­u­lent Prac­tices That Enabled Major Prob­lem­at­ic Real Estate Devel­op­ment to Flourish

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Colony Ridge development in Liberty County for deceptive trade practices, fraud in real estate transactions, and other violations of Texas and federal law.

March 14, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Mur­der Con­vic­tion in Retal­ia­to­ry Shoot­ing Death

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a life sentence without parole for Brandon Harris for the 2020 murder of 24-year-old Valerie Hackett during a revenge shooting in Longview, Texas. 

March 13, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Pro­pos­es New Rule Enhanc­ing Dis­trict Attor­ney Report­ing Require­ments To Pro­mote Account­abil­i­ty and Rule of Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton published a new proposed rule that would enhance reporting requirements for District Attorneys and County Attorneys presiding over a county with a population of 250,000 or more.

March 13, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Guilty Ver­dict in El Cam­po Cap­i­tal Mur­der Trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a capital murder verdict against Brandon James, who was found guilty of shooting and killing Shane Singleton during a 2021 robbery in El Campo, Texas. 

March 12, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Announces Take­down of Hous­ton Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal Opi­oid Dis­tri­b­u­tion Network

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a successful raid against an illegal pharmaceutical-grade drug distribution ring in Houston after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

March 12, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es School Safe­ty Guid­ance and Makes OAG Train­ing Avail­able to School Resource Officers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released an advisory clarifying the requirements under state law for school districts to prepare for potential threats to student safety.

March 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Pre­vails Over Biden’s Unlaw­ful Attempt to Redi­rect Mon­ey Away from Bor­der Wall Construction

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a preliminary injunction against an attempt by the Biden Administration to illegally redirect statutorily obligated funds away from the construction of a border wall.

March 08, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Five Busi­ness­es for Refus­ing to Allow Law Enforce­ment Offi­cers to Car­ry Firearms

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed five lawsuits to enforce state law against establishments that refused to allow police officers to enter the premises with their firearms, thereby jeopardizing public safety.

March 08, 2024 | Press Release