OAG Collaborates with Harris County Sheriff’s Office To Keep Predators Off the Streets
“My office will make every effort possible to ensure that our children are protected from predators,” Attorney General Paxton said. “I commend Sheriff Gonzalez and his office for their hard work, and I thank everyone involved with this collaborative effort to keep our neighborhoods safe.”
AG Paxton Issues Formal Demands to 127 Businesses Accused of Price Gouging During Hurricane Harvey Disaster
“At the outset of Harvey, I made it clear that my office would not tolerate price gouging of vulnerable Texans by any individuals or businesses looking to profit from the hurricane,” Attorney General Paxton said. “We’ve given 127 alleged offenders an opportunity to resolve these issues with our office or face possible legal action for violating state law. Our investigation of other businesses into price gouging remains ongoing.”
AG Paxton Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Approve Court-Drawn Texas House Maps
“We’re eager for the Supreme Court to review all the facts in this case, which are clearly on our side,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The portion of the House redistricting map invalidated by the lower court is the map the same court drew and approved in 2012 before the Legislature adopted it in 2013. It’s been used in the last three election cycles in Texas, and there is no sound reason for that to change.”
AG Paxton Files Amicus Brief Challenging the Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
“We hope the president will soon take action to do away with the Arbitration Rule, which is bad for business and hurts consumers by giving them fewer options for quickly and efficiently resolving financial disputes,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The CFPB itself is unconstitutional, unanswerable to anyone, and should be done away with.”
AG Paxton Files Lawsuit Over Unlawful and Discriminatory Federal Child Placement Law
“I’m suing the federal government today to protect the best interest of Texas children,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The Constitution makes clear that people are more than just their racial background. But ICWA elevates a child’s race over their best interest in a way that could endanger Texas children. Such an unconstitutional and dangerous law cannot stand.”
AG Paxton Continues Defense of Texas’ Sanctuary Cities Law at Fifth Circuit
“Federal, state and local law enforcement must cooperate to maintain our nation of laws and prevent dangerous criminals from re-entering our communities,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Governments have a duty to protect their citizens. Senate Bill 4 is a common sense measure that prevents governments in Texas from standing in the way of federal enforcement of immigration law.”
AG Paxton Issues Statement Expressing Profound Disappointment on Abortion Carried Out on Child of Unlawfully Present Minor
“Today’s loss of innocent human life is tragic,” Attorney General Paxton said. “And it may have been avoidable. The ruling that paved the way for the abortion violated long standing Supreme Court precedent on the rights of an unlawfully present person. Even the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice acknowledged that unlawfully present aliens without substantial connections to the country lack the same constitutional rights as citizens. This ruling not only cost a life, it could pave the way for anyone outside the United States to unlawfully enter and obtain an abortion. Life and the Constitution are sacred. We lost some of both today.”
AG Paxton Leads 10-State Coalition in Amicus Brief Supporting President Trump’s Latest Immigration Order
“The Trump administration’s latest travel ban is a lawful exercise of congressionally-delegated executive power over foreign affairs and national security,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Since 1980, 44 travel bans have been instituted by presidents, including six during the Obama-era, to protect Americans from those who would do us harm.”
AG Paxton Joins 25-State Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Education Secretary to Preserve States’ Oversight of Student Loan Industry
“Any attempt to strip states of their oversight of the student loan industry amid the mounting student loan crisis would only put students and borrowers at increased risk,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The Consumer Protection Division of my office is at the forefront of protecting Texans from fraud, deceptive conduct and unfair business practices. Allowing the student loan industry to skirt state law would enable bad actors to take advantage of people who are trying to better their lives through education.”
AG Paxton: $64 Million Awarded to Texas Crime Victims and Their Families During Fiscal Year 2017
“The aftermath of violent crimes causes heavy financial, physical and emotional burdens for survivors and their families,” Attorney General Paxton said. “While no amount of money can lessen a crime victim’s pain, my office is committed to doing everything it can to assist Texans who face enormous obstacles on their road to recovery.”