AG Paxton’s Office Defends Texas Law Requir­ing Humane Treat­ment of Fetal Remains

Lawyers from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office appeared today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to present oral arguments in defense of Texas’ law requiring humane treatment of fetal remains.

September 05, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Announces Med­ic­aid Fraud Suit Against Opi­oid Man­u­fac­tur­er John­son & Johnson

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office filed a civil Medicaid fraud lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for misrepresentations made to the Texas Medicaid program about their dangerous opioid drug, Duragesic.

September 04, 2019 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests El Cam­po Man for Sex­u­al Assault of a Child

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 42-year-old Robert Lee Gonzales, of El Campo, Texas, pursuant to three warrants for sexual assault of a child.

August 27, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Leads Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Urg­ing Supreme Court to Allow Faith-Based Orga­ni­za­tions to Con­tin­ue Car­ing for Fos­ter Children

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate coalition in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of faith-based child welfare organizations.

August 26, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: Joint State­ment on Thomas Brown Inves­ti­ga­tion in Cana­di­an, Texas

This joint statement is regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Thomas Kelly Brown. The Office of the Attorney General, FBI, and the Texas Rangers briefed the 31st District Attorney’s Office on the findings of this case, and all parties concur with the investigative findings.

August 21, 2019 | Noteworthy