Elections Guidance Letter on Drive-Thru Voting
This letter serves as a notice and reminder that the Election Code provides curbside voting as an option only to those who meet a certain, narrow set of criteria.
AG Paxton Files Brief at SCOTX Defending Texas Election Law on Mail-In Ballots
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief with the Texas Supreme Court on Monday, September 28, defending Texas election law against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins’ unlawful plan to send out over two million unsolicited mail-in ballot applications.
AG Paxton Praises Statewide Recognition of Disabled American Veterans
Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined Governor Greg Abbott in memorializing today, September 25, as Disabled American Veterans Day in honor of the national charity’s centennial anniversary
Leaders of Five Major Texas Health System Applaud Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, Attorney General Paxton for Leadership in Withdrawing Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation
The leaders of five major health systems in Texas sent a letter to Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, and Attorney General Paxton, thanking them for exposing the consequences of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) and supporting President Trump's decision to withdraw it.
AG Paxton Urges Full Fifth Circuit to Prevent Federal Government from Granting Private Entities the Ability to Tax States
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging the entire court to rehear a case involving the legality of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule delegating power to a private entity to impose taxes on States.
Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, Attorney General Paxton Issue Statement On Withdrawal Of Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation
Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a statement following President Trump's decision to withdraw the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR)
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Defending States’ Sovereign Immunity
After Nebraska filed an en banc petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief arguing that the Eleventh Amendment and sovereign immunity bar attempts by death-penalty inmates to gain access to confidential information about other states’ death-penalty drugs, suppliers, and protocols.
AG Paxton Announces $84 Million Multistate Settlement with Honda Motor Company
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an $84,151,210 multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc., with Texas receiving $5,697,785.
AG Paxton Commends President Trump for Signing the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act into Law
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, which directs the United States Department of Justice to establish a veteran treatment court program to coordinate grants, training, and technical assistance for states, municipalities, and American Indian tribes to set up and operate special courts for veterans accused of nonviolent crimes.