Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Department of Labor for Attempting to Revive Illegal Obama-Era Mandate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") to stop a final rule issued by the agency that violates the law and attempts to usurp authority not granted by Congress.
OAG Asks Texas Supreme Court to Review Politically Motivated Lawfare Against Attorney General Paxton and OAG Leadership
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court of Texas to review a Fifth Court of Appeals ruling that has allowed politically motivated lawfare by the State Bar of Texas against the leadership of the OAG to continue.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Data Privacy and Security Initiative to Protect Texans’ Sensitive Data from Illegal Exploitation by Tech, AI, and Other Companies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a major data privacy and security initiative, establishing a team that is focused on aggressive enforcement of Texas privacy laws. The initiative, housed within the Consumer Protection Division of the OAG, will ensure companies respect Texans’ privacy rights and safeguard their personal data.
Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Pro-Life Law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully defended Texas’s pro-life laws, securing a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of Texas upholding the Human Life Protection Act.
OAG Lawsuit Shuts Down Illicit Massage Business in Austin Area
On May 15, 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a nuisance abatement lawsuit asking the Williamson County Courts to stop Sun Spa, located in Austin, Texas, from operating an illicit massage business on Pond Springs Road.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures 84-Month Prison Sentence for Clinic Owner in $15 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Gwendolyn Gibbs, 72, owner of the Houston-area Daybreak Rehabilitation Center, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $15 million health care fraud and kickback scheme.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside a bipartisan coalition of nearly 30 states and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC (Live Nation-Ticketmaster) for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry.
In 75th Legal Action Against the Biden Administration, Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Over Illegal EEOC Regulatory Guidance Mandating “Gender Identity” Accommodations in the Workplace
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and other officials in the Biden Administration to stop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidance.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden Administration, Stopping Unlawful ATF Rule from Taking Effect
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary restraining order from a federal judge that prevents an unlawful rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) from taking effect while the case is litigated.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files for Stay and Injunction to Stop Biden Administration’s Assault on Women’s Rights and Title IX
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amended complaint along with a motion for a stay of agency action and a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s attempt to unlawfully remove protections for women in educational institutions under Title IX.