AG Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Women’s Health and Safety

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined ten other states in a friend-of-the-court brief requesting that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stay a nationwide injunction suspending important health and safety requirements imposed by federal law for prescription of the abortifacient mifepristone.

August 05, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Pres­i­dent Trump, White House Title 32 Exten­sion of Texas Nation­al Guard

Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded President Trump for extending federal funding for the Texas National Guard’s mission to help combat COVID-19 across the state.

August 04, 2020 | Press Release

Infor­mal Guid­ance Con­cern­ing Fore­clo­sure Sales

Informal guidance concerning whether local governmental bodies have authority to limit in-person attendance at a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure sale to 10 persons or fewer.

August 02, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Issues Guid­ance Let­ter on Post­poned Elections

Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued guidance stating that local officials cannot postpone local elections that were scheduled to be held on May 2, 2020 beyond November 3, 2020.

July 30, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Leads 21 States in Ami­cus Brief Defend­ing Reli­gious Liberty

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson led 21 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit defending the religious liberty of public employees.

July 29, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Appre­hen­sion Unit on Arrest of Top 10 Most Want­ed Fugitive

Attorney General Ken Paxton today congratulated the Sexual Offender Apprehension Unit for arresting Randall Keith Murray, a confirmed gang member who failed to comply with the terms of his parole following a four-year prison sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Galveston County.

July 29, 2020 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Warns Tex­ans of Price Goug­ing in Wake of Hur­ri­cane Hanna

Following the severe weather and flooding in South Texas during Hurricane Hanna, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned that state law prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster.

July 29, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Issues Legal Guid­ance on School Reopening

Guidance on the opening of local schools for the upcoming school year, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

July 28, 2020 | Press Release

SCAM ALERT: AG Pax­ton and DOJ Part­ner to Warn Con­sumers of Fraud­sters Sell­ing Coun­ter­feit, Mis­la­beled, Non-Exis­tent PPE

Attorney General Ken  Paxton, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas, today informed the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal protection equipment (PPE), and other COVID-19 related equipment.

July 27, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Applauds Court for Pro­tect­ing Baby Girl’s Right to Life

Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Second Court of Appeals for reversing a lower court decision denying a temporary injunction and protecting baby T.L.’s life.

July 24, 2020 | Press Release