AG Pax­ton: Fifth Cir­cuit Cor­rect­ly Upholds Texas Elec­tion Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decision upholding vote-by-mail laws established by the Texas Legislature.

September 11, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Warns State Bar of Texas Against Adopt­ing Rule that Would Tram­ple Attor­neys’ First Amend­ment Rights

Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a letter urging the State Bar of Texas to drop any consideration of American Bar Association Model Rule 8.4(g).

September 09, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Warns Brownsville Against Unlaw­ful Order Lim­it­ing Restau­rant Capacity

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned the City of Brownsville against its invalid order limiting all restaurant capacity to less than 25 percent of total listed occupancy.

September 09, 2020 | Press Release

SCAM ALERT: AG Pax­ton Warns Tex­ans About Text Mes­sage Scam

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans about scammers sending text messages that include a false package delivery notice and a fraudulent link.

September 09, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Com­mends San Anto­nio Fed­er­al Court for Dis­miss­ing Case Urg­ing Changes to In-Per­son Voting

 Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing demands of multiple individual and organization plaintiffs who sought sweeping, judicially-imposed changes to the administration of Texas elections.

September 08, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to Cameron Coun­ty Warn­ing that it Must Allow Reli­gious Pri­vate Schools to Open

Attorney General Ken Paxton  today  issued a letter to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, warning against a control order issued jointly by Judge Treviño and the county’s health authority that specifically dictates how religious private schools may operate.

September 04, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sends Let­ter Sup­port­ing Sec­tion 230 Rule Pro­mot­ing Trans­paren­cy and Account­abil­i­ty for Large Tech Platforms

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a comment letter to Secretary Marlene Dortch of the Federal Communications Commission, supporting the National Telecommunications and Information Agency’s Petition (the Petition) to the Federal Communications Commission to clarify provisions of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

September 03, 2020 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton: Texas Parks & Wildlife Depart­ment Award­ed $20 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment for Bas­trop State Park Restoration

Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended a settlement awarding $20 million to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to remedy devastation caused by the failure of Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC to properly manage vegetation growth

September 02, 2020 | Press Release

OP-ED: Mail-In Bal­lots: A Threat to Democracy

September 01, 2020 | Noteworthy