Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Defend­ing Con­sti­tu­tion­al Use of Mod­ern Rifles’

Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate coalition defending the Second Amendment and demanding the San Francisco-based United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit strike down California’s Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA) in the case of Miller v. Bonta.

June 23, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti­state Fight to Expand States’ Antitrust Enforcement

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate coalition in supporting the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021.

June 18, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Sues BINT for Pyra­mid Scheme, Exploit­ing African Amer­i­can Community

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against “Blessings in No Time” (BINT) for promoting a pyramid scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic, scamming tens of millions of dollars from the African American community in Texas and nationwide.

June 15, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

June 15, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Part­ners with Gov. Abbott’s Task Force on Bor­der and Home­land Security

Yesterday Gov. Greg Abbott announced the formation of a Task Force on Border and Homeland Security. The Task Force is comprised of key leaders from several state agencies, including the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, and will analyze and advise on strategies to address the border crisis arising from the surge of illegal aliens and drugs into our state and nation.

June 11, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Sec­ond Amend­ment Rights, Sends Let­ter to ATF

Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives opposing its June 7 proposal to require federal registration of firearms with attached “stabilizing braces.”

June 09, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti­state Coali­tion in Pro­tect­ing Reli­gious Liberty

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 14-state coalition in defense of religious liberty in a case in which the state of New York sought to punish a photographer, Emilee Carpenter, who chose to not accept bookings for same-sex weddings. 

June 09, 2021 | Noteworthy