Paxton Fights Court Order Regarding Use of Dangerous Procedures on Children
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a Writ of Mandamus and Motion for Emergency Relief in the case regarding dangerous procedures care on transgender children.
AG Paxton Investigates Potential Violations of State Law by Puberty-Blocking Drug Manufacturers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to AbbVie Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as part of an investigation to determine whether these manufacturers of puberty-blocking drugs deceptively advertised and promoted hormone blockers for unapproved uses without disclosing the potential risks to children and their parents.
AG Paxton Defends Energy Companies Against Public Nuisance Claim
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief in the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in support of the defendant energy companies in Delaware v. BP America, Inc. Delaware’s common law public-nuisance claim, which alleges that energy companies knowingly promoted the use of fossil fuels that cause global warming, is in reality a disguised effort to regulate interstate pollution – which the Constitution reserves to federal common law, not state law.
AG Paxton Applauds European Investigation into Big Tech as Texas Leads the Way
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading the way in the antitrust investigation of Big Tech, including the “Jedi Blue” online advertising agreement between Google and Facebook (a/k/a Meta).
Paxton Fights to Protect Pro-Life Laws Threatened by Expired Equal Rights Amendment
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multi-state amicus brief opposing efforts to obtain a judicial ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) of 1972.
Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up
The law enforcement round up consists of important arrests made by the Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation, Special Crimes, and Fugitive Apprehension units for February 2022.
AG Paxton Supports Pro-Life Petition to Pass the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act
Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s pro-life law, the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, against a decision by a panel of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction.
Paxton Joins Letter Demanding Biden Administration Halt Head Start Mask Mandate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with 22 other states, sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding that it immediately rescind the Head Start mask mandate.
AG Paxton Supports Kentucky’s Challenge to Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Attorney General Paxton joined 20 other states in filing an amicus brief in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, supporting Kentucky’s multistate coalition challenging the federal vaccine contractor mandate.
AG Paxton Announces Win on Senate Bill 8 The “Heartbeat Bill”
Attorney General Ken Paxton announces the latest win in several challenges to Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), also known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans abortions after an unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected.