Biden Administration’s Fail­ure to Take Cus­tody of Crim­i­nal Aliens Endan­gers Tex­ans, Americans

Attorney General Ken Paxton today sued the Biden Administration in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas decrying its refusal to take custody of criminal illegal aliens, including dangerous felons and drug manufacturers, as required by federal law. Texas’s lawsuit alleges President Biden implemented unlawful directives that allow dangerous illegal aliens already convicted of felony offenses to freely roam the United States.

April 06, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

April 05, 2021 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Sec­ond Amend­ment, Stan­dard-Capac­i­ty Magazines

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate friend-of-the-court brief before the San Francisco-based Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit defending Americans’ Second Amendment rights after California banned standard-capacity magazines for firearms, which hold eleven to fifteen rounds.

April 02, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Files SCO­TUS Brief Sup­port­ing Racial Equal­i­ty in Col­lege Admissions

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overrule Grutter v. Bollinger in the Harvard University affirmative action case.

April 01, 2021 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton: Ille­gal Immi­gra­tion Costs Texas Tax­pay­ers Over $850 Mil­lion Each Year

As the border crisis caused by President Biden’s policies surges illegal immigration and escalates criminal activity, Attorney General Ken Paxton stands committed to upholding the law and protecting Texans. In his January lawsuit that halted the Biden administration’s unlawful 100-day freeze on deportations, Attorney General Paxton uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars that Texas taxpayers involuntarily spent on illegal aliens every year: 

March 31, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Com­mends Fifth Cir­cuit for Uphold­ing the TDCJ’s COVID-19 Safe­ty Measures

Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ruling in favor of the COVID-19 protective measures implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

March 30, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

March 29, 2021 | Press Release