AG Pax­ton Secures Impor­tant Vic­to­ry in Fifth Cir­cuit Against Impos­ing Harm­ful Mask-Man­dates on Kids

Yesterday Attorney General Paxton secured a ruling against imposing mask mandates on Texas children in violation of state law.

July 26, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Pro­tects Edu­ca­tion: Mul­ti­state Let­ter Suc­ceeds in Pres­sur­ing Biden Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion to Let Char­ter Schools Flourish 

The Biden Administration recently acceded to criticism from Attorney General Ken Paxton and other attorneys general regarding a new regulatory proposal restricting public charter school grants. 

July 26, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to Google Urg­ing Fair Access to Cri­sis Preg­nan­cy Centers

Attorney General Paxton sent a Virginia-led multistate letter to the CEO of Alphabet Inc.—the multinational Big Tech conglomerate of which Google is a part—urging the company not to discriminate against crisis pregnancy centers in search results and online advertising.

July 26, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Announces For­rest Brum­baugh as New Deputy AG for Legal Counsel

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the appointment of D. Forrest Brumbaugh as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel.

July 22, 2022 | Press Release

Break­ing: Supreme Court Hands Texas Anoth­er Win, Biden Anoth­er Loss on Bor­der Security

Today the U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas another victory in denying the Biden Administration’s request to stay a lower court’s vacatur of an unlawful Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.

July 22, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Coali­tion to Stop Reg­u­la­tion Ced­ing U.S. Pow­er to the World Health Organization

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led petition for rulemaking asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to repeal regulations that unlawfully delegate emergency-declaration authority to the World Health Organization.  

July 20, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stops Hous­ton Busi­ness from Scam­ming Tex­ans with Fake Train­ing Services

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary restraining order against a business in Houston selling fake forklift training services.

July 18, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Urges Supreme Court to Oppose Biden Admin’s Efforts to Re-Imple­ment Pol­i­cy Releas­ing Crim­i­nal Ille­gals Back into the Unit­ed States 

Attorney General Paxton filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court opposing the Department of Justice’s request to stay a district court order vacating the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) September 2021 Immigration Prioritization Memorandum.

July 18, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin Over Its Efforts to Force Abor­tions in Texas 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding their use of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require hospitals to perform abortions.

July 14, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Leads Coali­tion to Stop EPA from Ban­ning Safe, Wide­ly Used, Com­mer­cial­ly Crit­i­cal Compound

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a 12-state coalition to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to ban all uses of Chrysotile Asbestos.

July 13, 2022 | Press Release