Texas AG participated in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Purple Day event.
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Operation 'Lucky Charm' Results in 21 Sex Offender-Related Arrests
This operation, funded by the US Marshals Office, allowed Houston FAU investigators to work tirelessly to target sex offenders.
UT Rio Grande Valley to Offer Free Tuition
UTRGV’s decision to offer free tuition to more students comes after more students’ families lost jobs during the pandemic.
Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition Defending Coach’s Right to Prayer
The coalition urges the Supreme Court to review and reverse their decision because of the First Amendment concerns it raises.
Paxton Announces Formation of Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit
This Unit will aid and support law enforcement agencies across the state in the investigation and prosecution of unsolved cases.
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Abortion Law
A panel of federal appellate judges ruled last week that the state’s near-total abortion ban would remain in place while its constitutionality is challenged.
Paxton Visits the Border
He also visited the holding facility where a significant number of detainees are brought in.
Formation of 2021 Texas Election Integrity Unit
The Integrity Unit’s primary function is to serve as a focused resource to both election officials and the public.
Texas Supreme Court - Enforcement of San Antonio ISD Vaccine Policy Unlawful
Paxton victorious against San Antonio ISD vaccine mandate.
State agency Removed Online Resources for LGBTQ Youths
Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, an organization that promotes equality for LGBTQ Texans, condemned the decision to take down the information.
Businesses Face Tough Choices After Gov. Greg Abbott Bans Vaccine Mandates
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines say they will continue requiring employee vaccinations despite Abbott's new order.
Gov. Greg Abbott bans any *COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law expanding the ban on vaccine mandates.
TxDOT’s Campaign Will Conduct Outreach Events at College Campuses
Last year, 963 people in Texas were killed and 2,114 seriously injured because someone chose to get behind the wheel while impaired.
Paxton Joins Coalition to Stop Facebook from Exploiting Children
A coalition of 52 attorneys general to express strong support for the hearings being conducted by the subcommittee on Facebook’s disastrous plans to increase user engagement by targeting our nation’s youth.
$26 Billion Opioid Settlement Hinges On How Many Local Governments Sign On
The state and its political subdivisions could get up to $1.5 billion from the settlement.
AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Partisan Texas State Bar
The State Bar ignored its own rules to impose an Investigatory Panel comprised of six unelected lawyers and activists strategically drawn from Travis County.
Paxton Joins Coalition to Challenge President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition to stop President Biden from unlawfully forcing millions of private sector employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing as a condition of keeping their jobs.
Paxton Sues San Antonio ISD for Employee Vaccine Mandate
This mandate violates Executive Order GA-39, which Governor Abbott implemented to prohibit governmental entities from compelling individuals to be injected with a COVID-19 vaccine.
Multiple Lawsuits Against School Districts Defying State Law Mask Mandates
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the filing of three lawsuits against three school districts defying Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-38 regarding mask mandates.
Social Media Companies Can’t Ban Texans Over Political Viewpoints
The bill would require social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to produce regular reports of removed content and disclose their content regulations procedures.