Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Doc­tor for Ille­gal­ly Pro­vid­ing Harm­ful Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Treat­ments to Near­ly Two Dozen Texas Children

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a North Texas doctor for blatantly violating Texas law by providing prohibited “gender transition” treatments to nearly two dozen minors.

October 17, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Action To Stop Biden-Har­ris Administration’s Unlaw­ful Rule Tar­get­ing Gas Stoves and Ovens

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration, suing the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit over a final rule that unlawfully imposes burdensome regulatory requirements on conventional stoves and ovens.

October 16, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sends Mul­ti­state Let­ter to Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion Demand­ing Com­pli­ance with Fed­er­al Law to Stop Nonci­t­i­zens from Voting

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter along with fifteen other attorneys general demanding that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fulfill his legal duty to work with States to verify citizenship information for registered voters.

October 16, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Major Win; Texas Elec­tion Integri­ty Law Ban­ning Vote Har­vest­ing Schemes Will Remain in Effect for Novem­ber Elections

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, enabling a key provision of Senate Bill 1, a Texas election integrity law, to remain in effect for the November 5, 2024, elections.

October 16, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment on Amend­ed Elec­tion Advi­so­ry from Texas Sec­re­tary of State

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on amended election advisory from Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson.

October 11, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment On Texas DACA Chal­lenge Argued Today In Fifth Circuit

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement on Texas's challenge against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

October 10, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Reach­es $3.5 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment Fol­low­ing Inves­ti­ga­tion into Marriott’s Breach of Cus­tomers’ Data

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Marriott International, Inc., that resolves an investigation into a breach of one of the company’s reservation databases.

October 09, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Win for Texas Pro-Life Laws at the Supreme Court of the Unit­ed States

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major win protecting the rights of Texas hospitals and doctors to refuse to provide abortions that are prohibited by state law.

October 07, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Cit­i­zen­ship Data From Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion To Inves­ti­gate Poten­tial Nonci­t­i­zen Voters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter demanding that the federal government fulfill its legal obligations by providing any information it possesses regarding the citizenship status of people who may be illegally registered to vote in Texas.

October 07, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Tem­porar­i­ly Stops Injunc­tion That Blocked Texas Elec­tion Integri­ty Law and Inves­ti­ga­tions Into Vote Har­vest­ing Schemes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, blocking a district court decision that enjoined the Office of the Attorney General from investigating illegal ballot harvesting under Senate Bill 1, a Texas election integrity law.

October 04, 2024 | Press Release