Paxton Fights Court Order Regarding Use of Gender-Affirming Care on Children
AG has filed a Writ of Mandamus and Motion for Emergency Relief in the Texas Supreme Court regarding the case over dangerous gender-affirming care on transgender children.
AG Paxton Applauds European Investigation into Big Tech as Texas Leads the Way
AG is leading the way in the antitrust investigation of Big Tech, including the “Jedi Blue” online advertising agreement between Google and Facebook (a/k/a Meta).
Paxton Fights to Protect Pro-Life Laws Threatened by Expired Equal Rights Amendment
AG joined a multi-state amicus brief opposing efforts to obtain a judicial ratification of the ERA of 1972.
Bastrop Shelter Hopes to Reopen After Employee was Accused of Exploiting Two Girls
Brooke Crowder said The Refuge is working to incorporate a deeper employee screening process with the help of a company recommended by the governor’s and attorney general’s offices.
Pro-Life Petition to Pass the Fetal Heartbeat Bill
AG has joined a multistate amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s pro-life law, the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, against a decision by a panel of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that affirmed the district court’s preliminary injunction.
Gov. Greg Abbott Declares Disaster as Wildfires Rage in Several Texas Counties
Wildfires have burned more than 58,000 acres across the state.
Paxton Joins Letter Demanding Biden Administration Halt Head Start Mask Mandate
Texas AG Ken Paxton, along with 22 other states, sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding that it immediately rescind the Head Start mask mandate.
Bastrop Shelter Ordered to Close After Staff Members Accused of Trafficking Girls
The Bastrop-based shelter has not addressed the other eight staff members also accused of causing harm to the girls.
AG Paxton Announces Win on Senate Bill 8 The “Heartbeat Bill”
AG announces the latest win in several challenges to Texas SB8, also known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans abortions after an unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected.
Foster Girls Abused at Bastrop State Shelter
The children were sexually abused and neglected while at The Refuge, a facility located in Bastrop contracted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, according to a report from a current employee.
AG Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Uphold First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
AG Paxton is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High School football coach in Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
TxDOT’s Drive Sober. No Regrets. campaign
Over last year’s spring break, Texas saw 872 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes. These crashes resulted in 30 fatalities and 107 serious injuries.
Texas Lawmakers Call for U.S. to Ban Russian Oil Imports and Increase Domestic Production
Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials refused to endorse.
AG Paxton Supports Amicus Against HHS for Encouraging Abortions Illegally
Texas AG joined a multistate amicus brief supporting Ohio in its Title X appeal against the Biden Administration, which encourages and funds abortions through the use of state funds.
Paxton Sues Biden Admin. for Silencing Parents, Labeling Them “Terrorists”
AG Ken Paxton has joined Indiana in a FOIA lawsuit to force the Biden Administration to release documents that will shed light on its labeling parents domestic terrorists for voicing their opinions at school board meetings across the country.
Paxton Defends SB8, Saving Thousands of Lives in the Process
AG Ken Paxton has fought off multiple challenges to Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which has saved approximately 17,000 newborn lives since it went into effect on September 1, 2021.
AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Biden EPA’s War Against Texas Oil & Gas
Texas AG Ken Paxton is leading a 14-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration’s EPA regulations on vehicle emissions.
AG Paxton Sues ATF for Prohibiting Firearm Silencers
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas.
AG Paxton Declares So-Called Sex-Change Procedures on Children and Prescription of Puberty Blockers to be "Child Abuse" Under Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law.
AG Paxton Demands Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary
Texas AG Ken Paxton joined multiple state attorneys general in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting his resignation.