AG Paxton Defends Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Prohibiting the Release of Dangerous Individuals from Dallas Jails
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today urged the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to release dangerous inmates from the Dallas County Jail, including killers, rapists, arsonists and armed robbers.
AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Based on Disability Reserved for Texans With Actual Illness or Medical Problem Rendering Them Unable to Vote In-Person
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter in response to Representative Stephanie Klick’s request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
AG Paxton Applauds Court for Upholding Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Preventing the Release of Dangerous Individuals from Texas Jails
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston for preventing the mass release of felony arrestees in Harris County, including those charged with violent crimes or who have a violent criminal history.
AG Paxton and FTC Warn Resurgence Medical Spa LLC Against Promoting False Cures for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today partnered with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to warn Resurgence Medical Spa LLC that baselessly claiming that their vitamin C intravenous infusions can prevent and cure Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a direct violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and federal consumer protection law.
AG Paxton Intervenes in Lawsuit Attempting to Release Thousands of Violent Inmates from the Dallas County Jail
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene into a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the release of inmates from the Dallas County Jail, including killers, rapists, arsonists and armed robbers.
AG Paxton Applauds Texas Supreme Court Stay Blocking Unlawful District Court Order that Allowed the Release of Potentially Dangerous Individuals
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Texas Supreme Court for issuing a stay, halting a district court decision enjoining Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 13), which prevented the release of potentially dangerous individuals on personal bonds without any individual assessment of their risk to the community.
Guidance Letter About Golf Courses Regarding GA-14
This letter responds to whether golf courses may remain open during the COVID-19 disaster if local authorities require social distancing protocols and compliance with public health instructions.
AG Paxton Asks Fifth Circuit to Once Again Uphold Governor’s Order Halting Unnecessary Medical Procedures After District Court Enters Second Injunction in One Week Granting Special Treatment to Abortion Providers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a second, immediate appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to once again enforce Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 09).
AG Paxton Gives Statement on TRO Blocking Enforcement of Governor Abbott’s Order to Postpone Unnecessary Medical Procedures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a statement after the U.S. District Court in Austin granted a temporary restraining order blocking Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-09.
AG Paxton: Prohibiting Nonresident Homeowners from Occupying Their Property is Unconstitutional
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter to the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services in Colorado, warning that its Fifth Amended Standing Health Order violated the United States Constitution.