AG Paxton Praises District Court’s Decision on Campus Carry Lawsuit
“The court’s ruling today is the correct outcome,” Attorney General Paxton said. “The fact that a small group of professors dislike a law and speculate about a ”˜chilling effect’ is hardly a valid basis to set the law aside.”
AG Paxton Applauds Texas Supreme Court’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage Case
“I’m extremely pleased that the Texas Supreme Court recognized that Texas law is still important when it comes to marriage,” Attorney General Paxton said. “While the U.S. Supreme Court declared a right to same-sex marriage, that ruling did not resolve all legal issues related to marriage.” According to the Texas Supreme Court, “Mr. Pidgeon and the Mayor, like many other litigants throughout the country, must now assist the courts in fully exploring Obergefell’s reach and ramifications, and are entitled to the opportunity to do so.”
Attorney General Paxton Statement on the San Antonio Shooting
“I am asking all Texans to join me in praying for the wounded San Antonio police officers. My office is willing and ready to assist in the ongoing investigation in any way necessary. Our law enforcement officers are true Texas heroes and deserve our prayers and support now and always.”
AG Paxton Leads 10-State Coalition Urging Trump Administration to Phase Out Unlawful Obama-Era DACA Program
“We respectfully request that the Secretary of Homeland Security phase out the DACA program,” Attorney General Paxton wrote. “Just like DAPA, DACA unilaterally confers eligibility for work authorization and lawful presence without any statutory authorization from Congress.”
OAG’s Child Exploitation Unit Arrests Anderson County Man for Possession of Child Pornography
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) of his office arrested 43-year-old John Aaron Burney, of Palestine, on one count of Possession of Child Pornography, a third-degree felony. Burney could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
AG Paxton Applauds EPA Decision to Repeal Sweeping Federal Overreach in Waters of the United States Rule
“This rule directly infringed on the states’ ability to regulate their own national resources and posed a burden to Texas property owners whose land would be subject to new EPA regulations,” Attorney General Paxton said. “I applaud Administrator Pruitt for recognizing that the Obama-era EPA blatantly exceeded statutory authority, and for promptly repealing this unlawful rule.”
AG Paxton Leads 12-State Coalition in Supporting Freedom of Speech in Public Policy Debates
“This is a constitutionally improper ploy by two state attorneys general to suppress the free speech of a company they disagree with,” Attorney General Paxton said. “Using law enforcement authority to silence speakers in a public policy debate undermines the trust invested in our offices and threatens the First Amendment.”
AG Paxton Praises Supreme Court’s Decision to Reinstate Trump Administration’s Travel Ban
“The Supreme Court clearly did the right thing today, staying in large part the actions of lower federal courts that ignored the law and the Constitution,” Attorney General Paxton said. “This sweeping reinstatement of the president’s travel ban provides needed security measures for our nation against dangerous threats that are very real and ongoing. Texas will continue to support the Trump administration’s travel ban when the Supreme Court takes up the case in October.”
AG Paxton: Today’s Supreme Court Ruling on the Trinity Lutheran Case Is a Major Victory for Religious Liberty
In his statement on the decision, Attorney General Paxton said: “Today’s ruling is a major victory for all who believe in religious liberty. I’m pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that Missouri went too far in discriminating against an institution because of its religious character, violating Trinity Lutheran’s First Amendment protection against policies prohibiting the free exercise of religion.”
AG Paxton: U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Texas in Death Penalty Case
“With its decision on the Davila case, the U.S. Supreme Court honored the finality of duly entered convictions,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton. “Had the high court ruled otherwise, states and the federal court system would have been burdened with an avalanche of claims facing an infinitesimal chance of success.”