AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Temporarily Stays District Court Decision Mandating Universal Mail-In Balloting in Violation of Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a temporary administrative stay in an unlawful decision by the federal district court in San Antonio that allowed anyone in Texas to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with an actual disability or illness.
AG Paxton Files Appeal Urging the Fifth Circuit to Block Unlawful Expansion of Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, opposing a ruling by a federal court in San Antonio that allows anyone to vote by mail using protections specifically created to aid those with a true disability or illness that renders them incapable of voting in-person.
AG Paxton Issues Statement on District Court Order Unlawfully Permitting Voting by Mail
Attorney General Paxton today issued this statement following the order from a San Antonio district judge.
AG Paxton Commends Texas Supreme Court for Staying Mail-In Ballot Ruling and Allowing Continued Prosecution of Election Fraud
Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the Texas Supreme Court for allowing the continued prosecution of voter fraud and staying an incorrect ruling by the Houston Court of Appeals that would have prevented state officials from enforcing state law regarding mail-in ballots.
AG Paxton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Stay Order Expanding Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today asked the Texas Supreme Court to immediately stay an order by the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial District, which reinstated a Travis County District Court order allowing anyone in Travis County to vote by mail using special protections intended to aid only those with true disabilities or sicknesses.
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AG Paxton Asks Texas Supreme Court to Order Election Officials Who Urged Voters to Submit Unlawful Mail-in Ballot Applications to Follow Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court, requesting that the court compel the early-voting clerks for Dallas, Cameron, El Paso, Harris and Travis Counties to follow Texas law on mail-in ballots.
AG Paxton Warns County Judges and Local Officials on Unlawful COVID-19 Orders
Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued letters to three Texas counties (Dallas, Bexar, and Travis) and two mayors (San Antonio and Austin), warning that some requirements in their local public health orders are unlawful and can confuse law-abiding citizens.
AG Paxton Joins Letter Urging Congress to Protect Businesses from Baseless Lawsuits as the Economy Reopens
Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to implement liability protections for businesses, manufacturers of personal protective equipment, first responders, healthcare workers, healthcare facilities, and members of law enforcement, among others.
AG Paxton Files Brief Seeking to Prevent Voter Fraud Through the Unlawful Expansion of Mail-In Voting
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a brief with the Court of Appeals for the Fourteenth Judicial District in Houston, defending the Texas Election Code requirements for submitting a mail-in ballot.