AG Pax­ton Hails Supreme Court Deci­sion Uphold­ing States’ Rights to Pros­e­cute Criminals

Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding its longstanding view on states’ rights to prosecute criminals.

June 17, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Announces $13 Mil­lion in Debt Relief for Texas ITT Tech Stu­dents in Mul­ti­state Settlement

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a $13 million debt relief agreement for 1,430 former ITT Tech students in Texas as part of a 43-state settlement with Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC.

June 14, 2019 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Child Exploita­tion Unit Arrests Williamson Coun­ty Man for Pos­ses­sion of Child Pornography

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Child Exploitation Unit of his office arrested 66-year-old Charles Andrew Adler, of Leander, Texas, on five counts of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony.

June 14, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Urges FTC to Con­sid­er the Role of Con­sumer Pri­va­cy and Data in Antitrust Enforcement

Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 41 other state attorneys general, filed a bi-partisan comment with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging a renewed focus on consumer privacy and data in antitrust enforcement actions against dominant technology platforms that collect and leverage consumer data.

June 11, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Leads 16-State Brief in Sup­port of Expand­ing Health Cov­er­age Options for Small Businesses

Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by 15 other states, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule allowing millions of Americans employed by small businesses to access quality, affordable health coverage via Association Health Plans.

June 10, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Paxton’s Office and Chil­dren at Risk Hold Press Con­fer­ence to Alert Pub­lic to Threat of Ille­gal Mas­sage Businesses

The Texas Office of the Attorney General’s Rick Berlin and nonprofit Children at Risk held a press conference today in Houston to explain the high risk of human trafficking and increased crime in illicit massage businesses.

June 06, 2019 | Noteworthy

AG Pax­ton Sues for Access to Pub­lic Records on San Antonio’s Dis­crim­i­na­to­ry Exclu­sion of Chick-fil‑A from its Airport

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a petition in Travis County District Court against the City of San Antonio as part of his office’s investigation into the city’s exclusion of Chick-fil-A from an airport concession contract.

June 03, 2019 | Press Release