Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Texas Com­pa­ny for Defraud­ing Vet­er­ans Seek­ing VA Dis­abil­i­ty Benefits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued VA Claims Insider, LLC, (“VACI”) for engaging in deceptive trade practices to defraud veterans seeking disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”).

December 12, 2023 | Press Release

CON­SUMER ALERT: Beware of Fraud­u­lent Emails Attempt­ing to Steal Per­son­al Infor­ma­tion Using Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Sig­na­ture and Seal

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning citizens that scammers are sending fraudulent emails using his name, signature, and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) Seal to obtain sensitive personal information.

December 11, 2023 | Press Release

Har­ris Coun­ty Drops Law­suit After Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Vig­or­ous­ly Defends Cru­cial Elec­tion Integri­ty Law

Harris County has dropped a lawsuit challenging the new state law that eliminated the unelected and unaccountable “Elections Administrator” position in Texas’s largest counties. 

December 11, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Obtains Set­tle­ment with Black­baud Requir­ing Over­haul of its Data Secu­ri­ty Pri­va­cy Practices

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained a settlement with Blackbaud, Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to ensure that the South Carolina-based software provider corrects its deficient data security privacy practices and is prepared to respond properly to any future security incidents. 

December 11, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Awards Oper­a­tion Lone Star Death Benefits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has awarded four lump-sum death benefits for fallen soldiers in Texas’ Operation Lone Star.

December 11, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Paxton’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Con­trol Unit Secures 14-Year Prison Sen­tence for Home Health Fraud­ster and Over $11 Mil­lion in Restitution

Audu Ozigi was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of healthcare fraud for falsifying patient files and fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for home health services.

December 08, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Responds to Travis Coun­ty TRO

The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws

December 07, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues U.S. State Depart­ment for Con­spir­ing to Cen­sor Amer­i­can Media Companies

The State of Texas and media companies The Daily Wire and The Federalist have sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials for engaging in a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American media outlets disfavored by the federal government.

December 06, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Admin­is­tra­tive Stay Pre­vent­ing Biden and May­orkas from Destroy­ing Texas Bor­der Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border while the case continues to work its way through the courts.

December 04, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Pfiz­er for Mis­rep­re­sent­ing COVID-19 Vac­cine Effi­ca­cy and Con­spir­ing to Cen­sor Pub­lic Discourse

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer, Inc., for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product.

November 30, 2023 | Press Release