Informal Guidance Concerning Foreclosure Sales
Informal guidance concerning whether local governmental bodies have authority to limit in-person attendance at a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure sale to 10 persons or fewer.
AG Paxton Congratulates Apprehension Unit on Arrest of Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive
Attorney General Ken Paxton today congratulated the Sexual Offender Apprehension Unit for arresting Randall Keith Murray, a confirmed gang member who failed to comply with the terms of his parole following a four-year prison sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Galveston County.
AG Paxton Joins 18-State Coalition Defending Operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined an 18-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief urging the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to allow continued operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline
AG Paxton Joins Second Letter in Support of Law Enforcement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a coalition of 17 states, led by Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, in a letter to President Trump, Attorney General Barr and Congressional leaders in support of law enforcement.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Defending Second Amendment and Right to Self Defense
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined an amicus brief in defense of the second amendment, which includes citizens’ right to bear arms both in and outside of their homes.
AG Paxton Files Multistate Amicus Defending Religious Liberty for Foster Care Providers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today led 13 states in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of several foster parents – affiliated with Catholic Social Services – who are suing the city of Philadelphia over its policy blocking foster care providers who hold traditional beliefs about marriage.
Texas Joins Amicus Brief Defending Lawful Search and Seizure
Texas joined a Utah-led amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to take a case that asks whether the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination permits a suspect to refuse to unlock their electronic devices even if law enforcement has a warrant. In this case, the Pennsylvania Attorney General investigated and arrested Joseph Davis, who was suspected of sharing child pornography online.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Defending Separation of Powers and Urging Court to Dismiss Case Against Lt. General Michael Flynn
Texas joined an amicus brief led by Ohio that argues the district court in the Michael Flynn prosecution should grant the United States’s motion to dismiss the charges against Mr. Flynn.
Texas COVID-19 Test Collection Sites
The following map allows Texans to find the nearest COVID-19 test collection site.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Defending State Sovereignty
Texas today joined a Tennessee-led amicus brief in support of Michigan’s petition for rehearing en banc from a Sixth Circuit panel decision that declared the Constitution affords a fundamental right to “basic minimum education” and places control of public schools in the hands of federal judges rather than local officials.
AG Paxton Issues Letter to CDC Requesting Review of Interim Guidance
The Office of the Attorney General sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking it to revise its Interim Guidance for Administrators and Leaders of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
AG Paxton Leads Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge to Unlawful Actions by Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Texas led a seven state coalition supporting a lawsuit brought by Oracle in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).