Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Indict­ments Against Par­tic­i­pants In Pay-To-Pass” Scheme to Fraud­u­lent­ly Obtain Texas Teacher Certifications

A grand jury in Harris County has issued indictments against five individuals involved in a scheme to help unqualified individuals fraudulently obtain Texas teacher certifications.

October 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion Over Unlaw­ful Weaponiza­tion of Envi­ron­men­tal Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”), and Biden-Harris Administration officials over the unlawful listing of seven freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).

October 29, 2024 | Press Release

OAG Noti­fies Texas Supreme Court of Uneth­i­cal Attempt By State Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Jeff Leach To Improp­er­ly Influ­ence a Judge in Rober­son Cap­i­tal Pun­ish­ment Proceedings

The Office of the Attorney General notified the Texas Supreme Court of unethical “ex parte” communications sent by Representative Jeff Leach to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

October 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Action After Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion Selec­tive­ly Tar­gets Elon Musk’s Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Dri­ves While Enabling Nonci­t­i­zens to Ille­gal­ly Vote

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to investigate the federal agency’s intimidation of businessman Elon Musk over his voter registration program that performs outreach to supporters of First and Second Amendment rights.

October 24, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Makes Crim­i­nal Refer­ral to DOJ Con­cern­ing Wide­spread Sus­pect Polit­i­cal Dona­tions Made Through ActBlue’s Fundrais­ing Platform

Attorney General Ken Paxton made a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) detailing the results of an investigation that revealed how suspicious actors seemingly use ActBlue’s political fundraising platform to make illegal straw donations.

October 24, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Sets the Record Straight About Nik­ki Curtis’s Death, Rebut­ting Jeff Leach’s and Joe Moody’s Lies About Con­vict­ed Child Murderer

The Office of the Attorney General released the original autopsy report and other evidence to correct falsehoods amplified by a coalition interfering with the capital punishment proceedings in which Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed for the murder of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

October 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion for Refus­ing to Ver­i­fy the Cit­i­zen­ship Sta­tus of Poten­tial­ly Inel­i­gi­ble Vot­ers on Texas Vot­er Rolls

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other members of the Biden-Harris Administration for refusing to comply with federal law requiring them to assist States in verifying the citizenship status of potentially ineligible people registered to vote.

October 22, 2024 | Press Release

Inves­ti­ga­tion Into Act­Blue By Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Uncov­ers Large Num­ber of Sus­pi­cious Dona­tions Made Through Obscured Iden­ti­ties and Untrace­able Means; OAG Demands FEC Action

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a Petition for Rulemaking to the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) detailing how suspicious actors appear to be using ActBlue’s political fundraising platform to make a large number of straw political donations.

October 21, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Paxton’s Cold Case Unit Helps Solve Decade Old Homi­cide in Texarkana

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit assisted the Texarkana Police Department in solving a 2014 homicide, leading to the arrest of 27-year-old Cameron Cheatham for the murder of Xavier Rollins.

October 18, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Octo­ber as Nation­al Domes­tic Vio­lence Aware­ness Month

For the tenth consecutive year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) employees will participate in “Go Purple Day” during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Thursday, October 17, OAG employees wear purple to symbolize solidarity with survivors, raising awareness against domestic violence.

October 17, 2024 | Press Release