Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Action in the Texas Supreme Court Against Run­away Demo­c­rat Who Aban­doned Office to Break Quorum

Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken action in the Supreme Court of Texas regarding the quo warranto petition filed by Governor Greg Abbott against runaway Democrat Representative Gene Wu.

August 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Seek Judi­cial Orders Declar­ing that Run­away Democ­rats Who Aban­don Their Leg­isla­tive Duties Vacat­ed Their Office

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the continued refusal to perform legislative duties by Texas House Democrats who broke quorum constitutes abandonment of office and that he will pursue a court ruling ensuring that their seats are declared vacant.

August 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Suc­cess­ful­ly Defends Texas’s Vot­er ID Require­ment for Mail-in-Bal­lots and Vote-by-Mail Applications

Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully defeated an attempt to challenge Texas’s requirement that voters put their ID number on mail-in ballots and vote-by-mail applications.

August 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Urges Con­gress to Use its Con­sti­tu­tion­al Author­i­ty to Stop Rad­i­cal Pro-Abor­tion Policies

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from across the country in urging Congress to pass legislation that would preempt “shield laws” enacted by radical pro-abortion states.

August 05, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment Regard­ing Rogue Demo­c­rat Law­mak­ers Who Fled Texas to Break Quorum

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement in response to the radical Democrat members of the Texas House of Representatives who fled the state to break quorum.

August 04, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Requests Rehear­ing at Fifth Cir­cuit to Defend Texas’s Abil­i­ty to Arrest and Pun­ish Ille­gal Aliens

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for rehearing en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, requesting the full court to uphold Senate Bill 4, which is a Texas law that makes illegal entry and reentry a state crime and grants state judges certain remedial powers.

August 01, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Scores Major Win to Hold Black­Rock, State Street, and Van­guard Account­able for Ille­gal­ly Con­spir­ing to Manip­u­late Ener­gy Markets

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a major victory against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for conspiring to artificially manipulate the coal market through anticompetitive trade practices.

August 01, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Legal Action Against New York Coun­ty Clerk Stop­ping Rad­i­cal Abor­tion­ist from Fac­ing Justice

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal petition against the New York Acting County Clerk for Ulster County, Taylor Bruck, to ensure that the radical abortionist who sent abortion-inducing drugs to Texans is held accountable.

July 28, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Defeats Har­ris County’s Unlaw­ful Guar­an­teed Income” Pro­gram, Pro­tect­ing Tax­pay­er Funds from Redis­tri­b­u­tion Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially defeated an attempt by the Harris County Commissioners Court to illegally redistribute taxpayer funds through a “guaranteed income” program that violated state law.

July 24, 2025 | Press Release