AG Paxton Files Petition to Review EPA’s Protection of Visibility Rule
“This rule is both out of compliance with the law and clear abuse of discretion by the Obama administration,” Attorney General Paxton said. “This is yet another midnight attempt by the Obama administration to grab power that Congress has not given to it.”
AG Paxton Files Lawsuit to Stop the Sale of Dangerous Synthetic Drugs in Dallas
Hi Flamez is accused of violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by selling synthetic pot to customers without informing them that the substances are illegal and potentially hazardous to their health. Attorney General Paxton is asking the Dallas County District Court to grant a temporary injunction and temporary restraining order against Bakr to halt all activities related to the sale of controlled substances.
Texas, FTC and Four States Reach $100 Million Settlement With Questcor
“Questcor intentionally extended its monopoly over ACTH-based therapeutic drugs, which it used to exploit the sick and the dying,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Their shameful conduct stands miles apart from what is expected of responsible companies, much less ones operating in the health care market.”
Backpage.com Trafficker Discovered by OAG Human Trafficking Unit Caught in Dominican Republic
“This case shows that we’ll go to whatever lengths and distance required to catch human traffickers and put them behind bars,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The human trafficking unit of my office is dedicated to relentlessly pursuing every perpetrator who seeks to prey on innocent and vulnerable victims of this heinous crime. We will work relentlessly to break the ability of those like Backpage to facilitate modern-day slavery.”
AG Paxton Files Petition to Halt Federal Overreach into Coal Industry
“Yet again, we must fight federal overreach,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This rule tramples states’ retention of sovereign authority under the Tenth Amendment and seeks to destroy an entire industry, displacing hardworking men and women and setting a precedent to disregard states’ own understanding of major industries within their borders. Texas will not stand by and allow the federal government to overstep state authority, guaranteed by the Constitution, in such a detrimental fashion.”
AG Paxton Hosts Press Conference for Human Trafficking Awareness Month
“As Texas makes strides toward eliminating this horrific and dehumanizing crime, it is imperative to inform and train as many Texans as possible on how to recognize and report suspected human trafficking,” Attorney General Paxton said. “With the development of this training video along with the already strong programs developed by our human trafficking section, we hope to reach as many people as we can throughout the state. I applaud our team’s constant work in educating Texans on such an important issue.”
Joining a Coalition of 23 States, Texas AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief to Protect Student Privacy
“All students should feel safe and secure at school, especially in the most private of places,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Schools must be allowed to act in the best interest of the entire student body and protect them from persons who may abuse access to intimate facilities and threaten our children.”
AG Paxton Files Suit Against the FDA for Detaining Law Enforcement Drug
“There are only two reasons why the FDA would take 17 months to make a final decision on Texas’ importation of thiopental sodium: gross incompetence or willful obstruction,” said Attorney General Paxton. “The FDA has an obligation to fulfill its responsibilities faithfully and in a timely manner. My office will not allow the FDA to sit on its hands and thereby impair Texas’ responsibility to carry out its law enforcement duties.”
AG Paxton: Texas Wins Nationwide Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit to Protect Texans and Physicians from New Obamacare Mandate
“This striking example of federal overreach under Obamacare would force many doctors, hospitals and other health care providers in Texas to participate in sex-reassignment surgeries and treatments, even if it violates their best medical judgment or their religious beliefs,” Attorney General Paxton said. “I will always fight to protect the constitutional rights of Texans.”
AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to the State Bar of Texas’ Unconstitutional Racial and Sex-Based Quota System
“This is really not a difficult case,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The courts have made clear that the use of racial and sex-based quotas by the government in situations like this is blatantly unconstitutional. Leadership positions should be available to all state bar members based on their merit, not their skin color, ethnicity or sex.”