AG Paxton: Court Awards $16.5 Million to Texans in Medicaid Fraud Lawsuit
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the 126th Judicial District Court of Travis County ordered final judgment against Dr. Richard Malouf, former owner of All Smiles Dental Center, holding him responsible for 1,842 unlawful acts under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act and liable for approximately $16.5 million to the State of Texas.
AG Paxton Commends Court, Continues Defending Student Rights to Free Speech and Due Process
Attorney General Ken Paxton today praised the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for denying a motion seeking to enjoin the U.S. Department of Education’s new rule concerning Title IX, which seeks to protect students from actual harassment while upholding free speech and fair process.
AG Paxton Joins 22-State Coalition Urging Congress to Consider Safe to Work Act
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 21 other states in a letter to the United States Congress urging the adoption of federal pandemic liability protections contained in the Safe to Work Act.
AG Paxton Files Lawsuit Against Clinica Hispana for Fraudulent COVID Testing and Failing to Secure Personal Information
Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a lawsuit against Clinica Hispana in La Porte, Texas, which has both misrepresented the character of its COVID-19 testing as well as its failure to secure patients’ sensitive personal information.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Defending Women’s Health and Safety
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined ten other states in a friend-of-the-court brief requesting that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stay a nationwide injunction suspending important health and safety requirements imposed by federal law for prescription of the abortifacient mifepristone.
AG Paxton Applauds President Trump, White House Title 32 Extension of Texas National Guard
Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded President Trump for extending federal funding for the Texas National Guard’s mission to help combat COVID-19 across the state.
AG Paxton Issues Guidance Letter on Postponed Elections
Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued guidance stating that local officials cannot postpone local elections that were scheduled to be held on May 2, 2020 beyond November 3, 2020.
AG Paxton Leads 21 States in Amicus Brief Defending Religious Liberty
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson led 21 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit defending the religious liberty of public employees.
AG Paxton Warns Texans of Price Gouging in Wake of Hurricane Hanna
Following the severe weather and flooding in South Texas during Hurricane Hanna, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned that state law prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster.
AG Paxton Issues Legal Guidance on School Reopening
Guidance on the opening of local schools for the upcoming school year, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.