Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Anoth­er Dal­las Doc­tor for Pre­scrib­ing Ille­gal Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Drugs to More than a Dozen Texas Minors

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a second North Texas doctor for illegally providing “gender transition” drugs to more than a dozen children. 

November 08, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Wins Major Vic­to­ry, Block­ing Biden-Har­ris Administration’s Unlaw­ful Parole in Place” Policy

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a final judgment permanently blocking the Biden-Harris Administration’s unlawful “parole in place” policy that would have provided a path to citizenship for over a million illegal aliens who have not satisfied the clear requirements set by Congress.

November 08, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Major Vic­to­ry Pre­vent­ing Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion From Unlaw­ful­ly Send­ing DOJ Per­son­nel Inside Texas Elec­tion Locations

The U.S. Department of Justice agreed last night not to enter Texas polling and central count locations or otherwise interfere with the administration of Texas elections just hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the DOJ over its announcement that it would send federal agents to monitor Texas elections.

November 05, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion for Unlaw­ful­ly Using DOJ Per­son­nel to Tar­get Texas Elections

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice for dispatching federal agents to “monitor” Texas elections without any legal authority and in violation of State law.

November 04, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Brief Sup­port­ing Pres­i­dent Trump, Argu­ing Spe­cial Pros­e­cu­tor Jack Smith Was Ille­gal­ly Appoint­ed by Biden-Har­ris DOJ

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting President Donald Trump’s claims that special prosecutor Jack Smith was illegally appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”).

November 04, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Deploys Elec­tion Day Rapid Response Legal Team

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has deployed an Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team in major counties throughout the State to monitor day-of election activity and address litigation arising from the election, as necessary.

November 04, 2024 | Press Release

SCO­TUS Allows Vir­ginia to Remove Nonci­t­i­zens From Vot­er Rolls Before Elec­tion; Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton and Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Filed Ami­cus Brief in Support

Virginia may remove non-citizens from its voter rolls after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court’s injunction. Attorney General Ken Paxton joined attorneys general from 25 States to file an amicus brief supporting Virginia’s authority to remove the noncitizens and secure its elections.

October 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues El Paso Doc­tor for Pre­scrib­ing Dan­ger­ous Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Drugs to Chil­dren in Vio­la­tion of Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an El Paso doctor for illegally providing “gender transition” treatments to Texas children. In some cases, the patients were as young as twelve.

October 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Calls for Jeff Leach’s Res­ig­na­tion; Announces Crim­i­nal Refer­ral After Leach Con­fessed to Unlaw­ful Attempt to Influ­ence Judge in Cap­i­tal Pun­ish­ment Pro­ceed­ings On Behalf Of Man Sen­tenced to Death In Mur­der of 2‑Year-Old Daughter

On Friday, the Office of the Attorney General was notified by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that State Representative Jeff Leach sent unethical “ex parte” communications to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

October 29, 2024 | Press Release