AG Paxton Successfully Prosecutes Woman Who Pleads Guilty to 26 Felony Counts of Voter Fraud
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his office’s latest election integrity prosecution in Victoria County. Monica Mendez of Port Lavaca pleaded guilty to 26 felony counts of voter fraud, including three counts of illegal voting, eight counts of election fraud, seven counts of assisting a voter to submit a ballot by mail, and eight counts of unlawful possession of a mail ballot.
AG Paxton Joins Coalition to Open Offshore Oil and Gas Leases, Fight Against Rising Energy Prices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging reversal of a lower court’s decision to vacate the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Louisiana’s Redistricting Maps, Opposing Court-Ordered Race-Based Gerrymandering
Attorney General Paxton joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in support of Louisiana’s new electoral redistricting map.
Paxton Demands Construction of Border Wall in Laredo Sector
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) yesterday urging it to press forward with its original plan to build a border wall in Webb and Zapata Counties.
Paxton Victorious Against Biden Administration: Court Tosses DHS Rule Letting Dangerous Criminal Aliens Off the Hook
Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Paxton — in partnership with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry — brought home yet another victory against the Biden Administration in federal court.
AG Paxton Secures Settlement with Contact Lens Company for its Deceptive Trade Practices Toward Texans
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, through his Consumer Protection Division, has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas.
Attorney General Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Locates Woman who has Been Missing for Over 40 Years, Shortly After Creating the Unit
In 1981, two deceased individuals, who were the apparent victims of a homicide, were discovered in a wooded area in Houston, Texas, and their identities could not be determined at that time.
AG Paxton Recovers $12.9 Million for the State of Texas Against Pharma Company for its Fraudulent Reporting
Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved an enforcement action against pharmaceutical manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) for reporting inflated drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program. DRL will pay $12.9 million to settle the claims against it.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Florida’s Ban on Sanctuary Cities
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an amicus brief before the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida’s law banning sanctuary cities.
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel Murtaza Sutarwalla to Return to Private Practice, Serve as Counsel for Ken Paxton for Texas Campaign
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the departure of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel.