Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Big Phar­ma Drug Man­u­fac­tur­ers and Phar­ma­cy Ben­e­fit Man­agers for Con­spir­a­cy That Increased Insulin Prices by 1,000%

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued major insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”)—including Eli Lilly, Express Scripts, CVS Pharmacy, and others—over a conspiracy to increase prices of insulin.

October 03, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Requests Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Data from Sec­re­tary of State to Force Fed­er­al Gov­ern­ment to Ver­i­fy if Nonci­t­i­zens Are Ille­gal­ly Registered

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson formally requesting the records of every registered voter without a State of Texas-issued driver’s license or identification card number in order to facilitate efforts to stop noncitizen voting and investigate potential voter fraud.

October 02, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Travis Coun­ty for Hold­ing Unlaw­ful Secret Meet­ing to Approve Tax­pay­er-Fund­ed Spe­cial Secu­ri­ty for Pro-Crime Travis Coun­ty DA Jose Garza

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Travis County Commissioners Court for violating the Texas Open Meetings Act to secretly discuss a measure to allocate public money for security enhancements for the personal residence of Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.

September 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Con­tin­ue Defend­ing Texas Elec­tion Integri­ty Law After Rul­ing Blocks AG’s Office from Inves­ti­gat­ing Vote Har­vest­ing Schemes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will immediately move to block a ruling that struck down a major element of Senate Bill 1, a key Texas election integrity law passed in 2021.

September 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Will Con­tin­ue to Fight Unlaw­ful Firearms Ban

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will continue to defend Texans’ right to lawfully carry a firearm on land owned or leased by governmental entities following a ruling by the Texas Supreme Court that allows the City of Dallas to assist the State Fair of Texas to enforce a firearms ban while litigation continues.

September 27, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues City of Austin for Ille­gal­ly Appro­pri­at­ing Tax­pay­er Funds to Pay for Out of State Abor­tion Travel

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Austin to prevent the City's unlawful use of public money to fund expenses for women traveling out of Texas to procure abortions.

September 27, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Stop New Reg­u­la­tion that Ille­gal­ly Attempts to Rewrite Fed­er­al Dis­abil­i­ty Law to Include Gen­der Dysphoria”

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Biden Administration officials to block a new rule that unlawfully attempts to contort federal disability law to list “gender dysphoria” as a disability.

September 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Urges U.S. Sen­ate to Pass Per­ma­nent Fix to IRS Pol­i­cy That Could Under­mine State Child Sup­port Systems

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn urging them to support bipartisan legislation that would permanently fix a problematic IRS policy that interferes with States’ ability to administer child support programs.

September 26, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Chal­lenges Unlaw­ful State Fair Firearms Ban In Texas Supreme Court

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court to prevent the City of Dallas from assisting the State Fair of Texas in enforcing a firearms ban that would unlawfully prohibit Texans who are licensed to carry from exercising their rights.

September 25, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over New Rule Forc­ing Gen­der Iden­ti­ty” Ide­ol­o­gy on Texas Fos­ter Care System

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other members of the Biden-Harris Administration to stop a rule that unlawfully conditions federal funding for foster care programs on the acceptance of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” ideologies.

September 24, 2024 | Press Release