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Consumer Protection/Scams

AG Pax­ton Sues Google for Decep­tive­ly Track­ing Users’ Loca­tion With­out Consent

Attorney General Paxton filed his third lawsuit against Google, again alleging that the company is systematically misleading and deceiving Texas consumers in violation of Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

January 24, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Google for Mis­lead­ing Endorsements

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Google LLC, for engaging in false and misleading practices in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act.

January 19, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Works to Stop Inter­na­tion­al Scam Calls

Attorney General Paxton filed comments urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require U.S. telephone companies to curb abusive robocalls from foreign sources.

January 10, 2022 | Press Release

Cal­i­for­nia Court Dis­miss­es Twit­ter vs. Texas Lawsuit

A district court in California today dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, in which the social media giant attempted to halt Attorney General Paxton’s investigation into Twitter’s potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. 

May 11, 2021 | Press Release

CON­SUMER ALERT: Beware Unem­ploy­ment Ben­e­fit Iden­ti­ty Theft

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned that unemployment benefits identity theft is on the rise in Texas.

April 30, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Announces $188.6 Mil­lion Mul­ti­state Set­tle­ment with Med­ical Device Man­u­fac­tur­er Boston Sci­en­tif­ic Corporation

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston) regarding deceptive marketing of its surgical mesh products for women.

March 23, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sues La Quin­ta BCB for Price Goug­ing Dur­ing 2021 Win­ter Storm

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Everyoung Hospitality LLC, d/b/a La Quinta San Antonio Brook City Base, accusing them of price gouging during the February 2021 winter storm emergency.

March 18, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Ensures For­give­ness of $29 Mil­lion in Elec­tric Bills for 24,000 Tex­ans After Suing Grid­dy Ener­gy, LLC

Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement in response to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Griddy Energy, LLC.

March 16, 2021 | Press Release