DPS Offers Safety Tips for Halloween
DPS is urging ghosts and goblins of all ages to keep safety in mind while having a ghoulishly good time this Halloween.
Coalition to Hold Biden Admin Accountable for Threatening Parents
Paxton and fellow attorneys general demanded that the Biden Administration revoke its threats to deploy the FBI nationwide to watch and control parents’ interactions with school officials.
Paxton and 20 Attorneys General Challenge Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Attorney General Paxton and 20 attorneys general wrote President Biden to challenge his administration’s mandatory vaccination requirement for federal contractors.
Paxton Announces Details of $290 Million Opioid Settlement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $290 million statewide opioid settlement agreement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve opioid-related claims.
Universities Stuck in the Middle Over Mandates
Many Texas universities have billions in federal contracts are reviewing the executive order before it goes into effect Dec. 8.
Texas House to Investigate School Districts’ Books
State Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, asked school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms.
Paxton Calls Attention to Domestic Violence on Go Purple Day
Texas AG participated in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Purple Day event.
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.