Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Holds that State Dis­trict Courts Have No Author­i­ty to Order Texas Agen­cies to Issue Trans­gen­der” Driver’s Licens­es and ID Documents

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion finding that state district courts do not have the authority to direct government agencies to change the sex on government-issued identification documents such as driver's licenses, birth certificates, and ID cards to something inconsistent with a person’s biology.

March 14, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Dal­las for Open Bor­ders Sanc­tu­ary City Poli­cies that Vio­late State Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation and issued a formal request for records from the City of Dallas concerning the Dallas Police Department’s refusal to comply with state and federal immigration laws.

March 13, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures $40 Mil­lion for Texas Fol­low­ing Med­ic­aid Fraud Inves­ti­ga­tion of Moli­na Healthcare

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Healthcare Program Enforcement Division has secured $40 million for the State of Texas by settling an enforcement action brought under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act (“THFPA”) against Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. and Molina Healthcare, Inc. (together, “Molina”).

March 07, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Works to Stop Unac­count­able Fed­er­al Plan to Ille­gal­ly Build a Nuclear Waste Facil­i­ty on World’s Most Pro­duc­tive Oil Field

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office defended Texas before the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) yesterday against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s attempt to send the nation’s nuclear waste to a proposed facility located in Texas’s Permian Basin—the world’s most productive oil field.

March 06, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Meets with Vice Pres­i­dent Vance, DOD Sec­re­tary Hegseth, DNI Gab­bard, and Gov­er­nor Abbott to Dis­cuss Bor­der Security

Attorney General Ken Paxton participated in a roundtable with Vice President JD Vance, Department of Defense (“DOD”) Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence (“DNI”) Tulsi Gabbard, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott in Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss ongoing efforts to secure the border.

March 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Paxton’s Inves­ti­ga­tion Leads to 10-Year Prison Sen­tence and Over $26 Mil­lion in Resti­tu­tion for Texas Doctor

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has secured 10 years in federal prison and a $26,622,522 restitution payment for Dr. David M. Young, 61, of Fredericksburg, Texas, who was sentenced for his role in a scheme that defrauded government health care programs by prescribing durable medical equipment and genetic tests without seeing or treating patients.

March 03, 2025 | Press Release

Wells Far­go Aban­dons Anti-Ener­gy Polit­i­cal Goals Due to Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Efforts

Attorney General Paxton commended Wells Fargo for abandoning their anti-energy goal of achieving net-zero for financed emissions by 2050.

February 28, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Makes Appoint­ments to Senior Lead­er­ship Team

Attorney General Ken Paxton has appointed Austin Kinghorn as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, Ryan Walters as the Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy, and Billy Cole as Principal Deputy Solicitor General.

February 27, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Inves­ti­ga­tion into Sus­pi­cious and Poten­tial­ly Ille­gal Lot­tery Win­nings”

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into the Texas lottery process, including two suspicious and possibly unlawful lottery “winnings” that involved bulk lottery ticket purchases and the utilization of a third-party courier service.

February 26, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Top Deputy on New Role as Advi­sor to Vice Pres­i­dent JD Vance

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement congratulating Deputy Attorney General James Lloyd for being appointed Deputy Policy Director to Vice President JD Vance.

February 25, 2025 | Press Release