Inves­ti­ga­tion by Paxton’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Unit Results in $1.1M in Resti­tu­tion to Health Care Programs

An investigation by Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has led to the sentencing for health care fraud of two individuals in federal court in Del Rio, Texas.  

February 27, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Ter­mi­nate Ille­gal SEC Rule that Will Hurt Finan­cial Com­pa­nies and Their Investors

Attorney General Paxton has filed a petition for review against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to challenge a new rule that would unlawfully change proxy voting reporting requirements.  

February 24, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Takes Next Step in Law­suit Against Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over ESG Invest­ing Rule that Risks the Retire­ment Sav­ings of Over 150 Mil­lion Americans

To prevent a new U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule from inflicting substantial financial damage on the American people, Attorney General Paxton took the next step in his previously announced lawsuit against the Biden Administration by filing a motion for preliminary injunction. 

February 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sends Mes­sage to Joe Biden and Antony Blinken Demand­ing that Vio­lent Mex­i­can Drug Car­tels be Des­ig­nat­ed and Treat­ed as For­eign Ter­ror­ist Organizations

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Virginia-led multistate coalition in sending a letter to Joe Biden and Antony Blinken requesting that violent Mexican cartels be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).  

February 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Defends Flori­da Law that Pre­vents Bio­log­i­cal Males from Com­pet­ing in Women’s Sports

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in support of a Florida law designed to protect and bolster women’s sports by preventing biological males from competing against females.

February 21, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Encour­ages Con­gress to Dis­ap­prove Biden Administration’s ESG Rule

Attorney General Paxton joined a Utah-led coalition urging congressional leaders to use their authority under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) to revoke an Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) rule put forward by President Biden’s Department of Labor (“DOL”).

February 17, 2023 | Press Release

Child Sex Offend­er Receives 25-Year Prison Sen­tence Due to Efforts by Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Pros­e­cu­tions Division

Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions Division has obtained a 25-year prison sentence for a child sex offender in Wharton, Texas.

February 17, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions Texas Supreme Court to Pre­vent an Unlaw­ful Char­ter Amend­ment From Being Placed on San Anto­nio Vot­ers’ Bal­lots in the Upcom­ing May Election

Attorney General Paxton has filed an amicus letter brief in the Texas Supreme Court to stop an unlawful charter amendment from being placed on the ballots of San Antonio, Texas voters in the upcoming May 2023 municipal general election.

February 16, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Builds on Pre­vi­ous Efforts to Stop Unlaw­ful Fed­er­al Stu­dent Loan Program

Attorney General Paxton has filed two new multistate amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration from forcing hardworking Americans to pay off billions of dollars of debt for college-educated individuals.

February 16, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sues Biden for Sign­ing Uncon­sti­tu­tion­al $1.7 Tril­lion Spend­ing Bill

Attorney General Paxton is suing President Biden and members of his Administration over the unlawful signing and implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which was the latest omnibus spending bill. 

February 15, 2023 | Press Release