Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Helps Defeat City of Dallas’s Attempt to Mis­lead Vot­ers and Under­mine Cit­i­zen-Led Pub­lic Safe­ty Char­ter Amendments

The Texas Supreme Court ruled against the City of Dallas’s attempt to unlawfully mislead voters regarding proposed city charter amendments. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus letter opposing the city’s actions.

September 12, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Appoints New Deputy Attor­ney Gen­er­al for Legal Strategy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the promotion of Austin Kinghorn to Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy.

September 09, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Travis Coun­ty Over Ille­gal Use of Tax­pay­er Funds to Hire Par­ti­san Orga­ni­za­tion to Iden­ti­fy Poten­tial­ly Unreg­is­tered Voters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Travis County Commissioners Court to stop the unlawful appropriation of taxpayer money.

September 06, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over Ille­gal Rule that Would Weak­en State Law Enforce­ment and Inves­ti­ga­tion Authority

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, and other Biden Administration officials to stop a new rule that would unlawfully restrict state law enforcement investigations.

September 04, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Bexar Coun­ty Over Unlaw­ful Deci­sion to Send Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Appli­ca­tions to Poten­tial­ly Inel­i­gi­ble Voters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Bexar County Commissioners Court after it voted to enact an unlawful program that would mass-mail voter registration applications to residents regardless of whether those residents have requested such an application or are even eligible to vote.

September 04, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Warns Bexar and Har­ris Coun­ties Against Unlaw­ful Attempts to Send Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Appli­ca­tions to Unver­i­fied Recipients

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Bexar and Harris counties commissioners courts warning that their proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals regardless of the eligibility of the recipients would violate the law.

September 02, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Files Ami­cus Let­ter with Texas Supreme Court After Dal­las City Coun­cil Uses Mis­lead­ing Lan­guage To Thwart Pop­u­lar Bal­lot Ini­tia­tive Forc­ing City to Enforce Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus letter with the Texas Supreme Court in opposition to the Dallas City Council, which substantially changed ballot language in an apparent attempt to obscure the meaning of certain initiatives to voters.

August 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Wins Nation­wide Stay of Agency Gen­der-Iden­ti­ty Man­date, Block­ing Biden From Forc­ing Tax­pay­er-Fund­ed Hos­pi­tals to Con­duct Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Surgeries

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won a nationwide stay that blocks the Biden Administration from forcing federally-funded healthcare providers to conduct “gender transition” surgeries.

August 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces 30-State Set­tle­ment to End Inter­state Unclaimed Prop­er­ty Litigation

Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court.

August 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues the City of Dal­las for Unlaw­ful­ly Pro­hibit­ing Firearms From the Texas State Fair

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas for unlawfully prohibiting firearms from government-owned public property in violation of Texas law.

August 29, 2024 | Press Release