Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Fights to Stop Tax­pay­er Fund­ed Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Oper­a­tions for Incar­cer­at­ed Criminals

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to prevent a District Judge from mandating that taxpayers fund “gender transition” surgeries for inmates in a state prison.

January 31, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Con­grat­u­lates Prin­ci­pal Deputy Solic­i­tor Gen­er­al Lano­ra Pet­tit on Her New Role in Pres­i­dent Trump’s Jus­tice Department

Attorney General Ken Paxton congratulated Lanora Pettit on joining President Trump’s Administration as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.

January 30, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Calls on Cost­co to End Woke DEI Prac­tices and Unlaw­ful Discrimination

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent an Iowa- and Kansas-led multistate letter to Costco demanding that the company fully repeal its discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) practices.

January 30, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Releas­es State­ment After Pres­i­dent Trump Signs the Lak­en Riley Act

Following President Trump signing the Laken Riley Act, which will help ensure that criminal illegal aliens are detained and that attorneys general can play a larger role in enforcing immigration laws, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement.

January 29, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Stops Austin Busi­ness from Oper­at­ing Inter­na­tion­al Human Traf­fick­ing Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $250,000 settlement of the State’s labor trafficking lawsuit against Austin Eco Bilingual School, a Spanish immersion preschool, and its owners and operators, Adriana and Enrique Rodriguez.

January 29, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Urges Texas Leg­is­la­ture to Ful­ly Fund OAG’s Law Enforce­ment Ini­tia­tive to Keep Texas Safe

Attorney General Ken Paxton testified before the Senate Finance Committee today, urging lawmakers to fully fund the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), ensuring that state laws are enforced and the people of Texas are protected.

January 28, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Hosts Crime Vic­tims Ser­vices Con­fer­ence to Facil­i­tate Assis­tance Efforts for Vic­tims of Vio­lent Crime and Exploitation

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Crime Victim Services Division (“CVS”) hosted a conference this week bringing together leaders in the victim services field to strengthen collaboration and reinforce the Office of the Attorney General’s ability to provide swift, effective assistance to victims of violent crime and exploitation.

January 24, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces the End of the Texas State Bar’s Base­less and Polit­i­cal­ly Moti­vat­ed Attempt to Pun­ish Elec­tion Integri­ty Efforts

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Texas State Bar has abandoned its long-running attempt to sanction Attorney General Paxton after four years of wasteful politically motivated lawfare.

January 24, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Warns Major Finan­cial Insti­tu­tions that DEI and ESG Com­mit­ments Could Lead to Enforce­ment Actions if Found to Vio­late State or Fed­er­al Laws

Attorney General Ken Paxton and 10 State Attorneys General warned major financial institutions that certain diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) commitments could lead to enforcement actions if they are found to violate state or federal law following a review.

January 23, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures $7.4 Bil­lion Set­tle­ment With Pur­due Phar­ma and Sack­ler Fam­i­ly for Role in Opi­oid Epidemic

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (“Purdue”) for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis.

January 23, 2025 | Press Release