Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief to Defend Indi­vid­ual Rights and Strength­en the Non­del­e­ga­tion Doctrine

Attorney General Paxton has joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, to strengthen the enforcement of the nondelegation doctrine, which would prevent unelected agency bureaucrats from exercising authority that the Congress has not granted them.  

January 23, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Over $10 Bil­lion in Opi­oid Funds from CVS and Walgreens

Attorney General Paxton announced that Texas is joining finalized opioid agreements with CVS and Walgreens totaling $10.7 billion nationally, with CVS paying $5 billion and Walgreens paying $5.7 billion.

January 20, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Announces that Texas Has Joined $2.37 Bil­lion Set­tle­ment With Opi­oid Man­u­fac­tur­er Allergan

Attorney General Paxton announced that Texas is joining a $2.37 billion settlement with opioid manufacturer Allergan for its role in the nationwide opioid epidemic.

January 20, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden’s Depart­ment of Health and Human Ser­vices to Pre­vent the WHO from Exert­ing Alarm­ing Author­i­ty Over the Unit­ed States

Attorney General Paxton, along with the State of Oklahoma, is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to remove an illegal regulation from federal law that cedes our sovereignty to the World Health Organization (“WHO”).  

January 18, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Law­suit to Strike Down the Biden Administration’s Unlaw­ful Waters of the Unit­ed States Rule

Attorney General Paxton has filed a lawsuit defending Texans from the Biden Administration’s unlawful rule defining “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”), which would assert federal control over Texas land.  

January 18, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear CFPB Case to Lim­it the Pow­er of Unelect­ed and Unac­count­able Wash­ing­ton Bureaucrats

Attorney General Paxton has joined a cert-stage amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear CFPB v. CFSAA (Case No. 22-448), which has important constitutional implications and the potential to check the unaccountable and out-of-control Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”). 

January 12, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Crit­i­cizes Bur­den­some Gov­ern­ment Reg­u­la­tion and Urges SCO­TUS Take Up Case to Lim­it the Pow­er of Fed­er­al Agencies

Attorney General Paxton has joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court hear Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al., to limit the power of federal administrative entities.  

January 11, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Calls for SCO­TUS to Pro­tect States’ Abil­i­ty to Pre­vent Trains from End­less­ly Block­ing Crossings

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Indiana-led cert-stage amicus brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for commerce, transportation, and the ability of local emergency services to carry out their duties in a timely manner.  

January 10, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions FCC to Bet­ter Pro­tect Con­sumers From Ille­gal Spam Texts

Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to prevent consumers from receiving unwanted, illegal spam text messages.

January 09, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sup­ports U.S. Cham­ber of Com­merce in Law­suit Against Biden Administration’s Exec­u­tive Overreach

Attorney General Paxton joined a Georgia-led amicus brief in a Tyler, Texas federal district court supporting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for summary judgment in a case against the Biden Administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”).  

January 06, 2023 | Press Release