Texas Office of the Attorney General

Leading Initiatives

Border Security
Election Integrity
Human Traf­fick­ing Initiative
Big Tech

Texas Office of the Attorney General

Leading Initiatives

Border Security
Election Integrity
Human Traf­fick­ing Initiative
Big Tech

Recent
News & Press Releases

Alt. Text
Attorney General Ken Paxton Releases Announcement Raising Awareness of Fentanyl Epidemic Harming Texas Communities
May 8 2024 | Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Rule Forcing Health Entities to Provide Contraceptives To Minors Without Parental Consent, in Violation of State Law
July 25 2024 | Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Potential Scams Following Nationwide CrowdStrike Outage
July 19 2024 | Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Urging Passage of The SAVE Act, a Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
July 15 2024 | Press Release
Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals to Continue Lawsuit Against Border NGO Facilitating Illegal Immigration
July 15 2024 | Press Release
Texas Capital

Effective July 1, 2024
Texas Data Privacy & Security Act

Are you a Texan concerned that your personal information is being unlawfully collected, sold, or mishandled by a business? 

Effective July 1, 2024, the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act grants Texas residents key rights over their personal data. It also requires companies that collect, use, store, sell, share, analyze, or process consumers' personal data to establish privacy protection safeguards. If you believe a company has violated your data privacy rights file a complaint at the link below: 

Con­sumer Pri­va­cy Rights
Ken Paxton in front of the Texas flag.
About Ken Paxton, The Office and The Leadership Team
KEN PAXTON
Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015.

As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees in 38 divisions and 117 offices around Texas. That includes nearly 750 attorneys, who handle more than 30,000 cases annually.
About The Office
Back to top

Back to Top