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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. 

May 20, 2020 | Press Release

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.  

May 20, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 19, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 15, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 15, 2020 | Press Release

Texas COVID-19 Test Col­lec­tion Sites

The following map allows Texans to find the nearest COVID-19 test collection site.

May 14, 2020 | Noteworthy

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.

May 13, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 12, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 12, 2020 | Press Release

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.

May 11, 2020 | Press Release