AG Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion Urg­ing CFPB to Restore States’ Author­i­ty to Pro­tect Consumers

Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a 12-state coalition – led by Indiana and Arkansas – in support of a proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to rescind a 2017 CFPB rule and replace it with a new one governing small, short-term loans.

May 16, 2019 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Office Asks Entire 5th Cir­cuit to Allow Texas to Pro­ceed with Defund­ing of Planned Parenthood

On behalf of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins presented oral arguments today before the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, demonstrating that individual Medicaid recipients cannot use lawsuits to force taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

May 14, 2019 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Office Files Law­suit Against Oper­a­tor of Crowd­fund­ing Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Consumer Protection Division of his office filed a lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction preventing Douglas W. Monahan and his company, iBackPack of Texas, LLC, from participating in deceptive crowdfunding schemes in violation of the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

May 06, 2019 | Press Release

Edin­burg May­or, Wife Arrest­ed in Orga­nized Ille­gal Vot­ing Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Election Fraud Unit of his office arrested city of Edinburg Mayor Richard Molina and his wife, Dalia, for voter fraud.

April 25, 2019 | Press Release