Pax­ton Joins Let­ter Oppos­ing EPA’s New Severe Air Qual­i­ty Standards

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multistate letter filed in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

December 20, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus that Chal­lenges Affir­ma­tive Action Poli­cies at UNC

Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate cert-stage amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, challenging the affirmative action admissions policies of the University of North Carolina (UNC). 

December 20, 2021 | Noteworthy

Per­ma­nent Injunc­tion Restores Remain in Mex­i­co’ Program

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the “Remain in Mexico” (MPP) program has been restored through a permanent injunction.

December 17, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stops Vac­cine Man­date for Health­care Workers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a preliminary injunction for the State of Texas, stopping the Biden Administration from imposing vaccine mandates on the employees of Medicaid and Medicare providers and suppliers. 

December 16, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Pre­lim­i­nary Injunc­tion Over Vac­cine and Mask Mandates

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration to stop the implementation of the vaccine mandate for all staff and volunteers of the Head Start program.

December 14, 2021 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton to Inves­ti­gate Pro­mo­tion of Puber­ty Block­ers in Children

Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and AbbVie Inc. under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

December 13, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Mul­ti-State Effort to Stop Amend­ments that Ben­e­fit Sex Traffickers

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multi-state letter with other attorneys general objecting to the American Law Institute (ALI) proposed amendments to the Model Penal Code (MPC). 

December 09, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Inves­ti­gates Shoot­ing Death in Lubbock

The Attorney General of Texas has received repeated inquiries as to a criminal investigation of a shooting death referred from Lubbock County, Texas.

December 07, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Declares Vic­to­ry on Rein­state­ment of Remain in Mex­i­co’ Program

Attorney General Ken Paxton made the following statement after the Biden administration was compelled to reinstate the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program previously known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).

December 06, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Announces $15.3 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment Reached in Texas City Y Oil Spill Nat­ur­al Resource Dam­age Case

The Attorney General’s Office is pleased to announce a $15.3 million settlement of the Texas City Y Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage (NRDA) matter.

December 01, 2021 | Press Release