Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Launch­es Ille­gal Vot­ing Tipline and Issues Elec­tion Integri­ty Advi­so­ry Cau­tion­ing Against Unlaw­ful Vot­ing Activity

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal advisory on election integrity and launched an email tipline ([email protected]) where the public may report suspected violations of Texas election law.

August 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Tem­po­rary Stay Pre­vent­ing Biden’s Unlaw­ful Parole in Place” Pol­i­cy from Tak­ing Effect While Lit­i­ga­tion Continues

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris Administration, blocking the unlawful “parole in place” policy while litigation continues.

August 27, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Unlaw­ful Parole in Place” Pol­i­cy that Incen­tivizes and Rewards Ille­gal Immigration

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a coalition of 16 states and America First Legal to sue the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and other Biden Administration officials.

August 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Launch­es Inves­ti­ga­tion Into Reports that Orga­ni­za­tions May Be Ille­gal­ly Reg­is­ter­ing Nonci­t­i­zens to Vote

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into reports that organizations operating in Texas may be unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote in violation of state and federal law.

August 21, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Inves­ti­ga­tion Divi­sion Exe­cutes Search War­rants in Frio, Atas­cosa, and Bexar Coun­ties in Ongo­ing Elec­tion Integri­ty Investigation

On August 20, 2024, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Election Integrity Unit executed multiple search warrants in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties as part of an ongoing election integrity investigation.

August 21, 2024 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Child Sup­port Assis­tant Attor­neys Gen­er­al of the Year

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week recognized 11 Assistant Attorneys General (“AAG”) of the year from the Child Support Division for their commitment to Texas children.

August 16, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton and 23 Oth­er States Ask SCO­TUS to Allow Ari­zona Law Requir­ing Proof of Cit­i­zen­ship for Vot­ing to Go Into Effect

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of twenty-three other attorneys general to file an amicus brief in support of an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote, asking the Supreme Court of the United States for an emergency stay of a federal district court’s injunction against the law.

August 16, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Rule Forc­ing Pri­vate Busi­ness­es and States to Imple­ment Trans­gen­der” Policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and other Biden Administration officials to halt an enforcement guidance that unlawfully seeks to require employers to implement “transgender” mandates or risk being sued for discrimination or harassment.

August 15, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Expand­ed Injunc­tion Against Biden’s Harm­ful Title IX Rewrite, Ensur­ing Addi­tion­al Pro­tec­tions for Texas Women

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured additional legal protections for women in Texas’s schools, colleges, and universities, preventing the Biden Administration from making any future attempt to impose on the State its interpretation that Title IX grants favored status to “sexual orientation” or “gender identity.”

August 14, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Rule That Could Force Rur­al Nurs­ing Homes to Shut Down

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration to stop a new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) final rule that could cause rural nursing homes to shut down, forcing elderly citizens out of care.

August 14, 2024 | Press Release