Texas Sues to Block Biden Administration from Lifting Title 42
Texas has led the legal fight against the Biden administration’s immigration policies, filing numerous lawsuits that have led to judges overturning or altering those policies.
AG Paxton Defends Construction of Southern Border Wall
Texas AG sent a comment letter regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s proposed rule to designate the prostrate milkweed as an endangered species, thus making portions of the Texas border a designated critical habitat.
AG Paxton Joins Letter to GoFundMe Supporting Transparency in Charitable Giving
AG joined 27 other AGs in a letter to GoFundMe expressing concern over the ambiguity and adequacy of GoFundMe’s terms of service.
AG Paxton Joins Amicus in Support of Gun Owners of America
AG joined an amicus brief co-led by Montana and West Virginia calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in Gun Owners of America v. Garland.
AG Paxton Announces Win Against City of San Antonio for Violating SB4
AG announced a settlement win in his lawsuit against the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio City Manager, and the City’s Chief of Police, brought to address their violations of SB4, Texas’s Anti-Sanctuary City law.
AG Paxton Denounces SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
AG is leading a coalition of attorneys general in opposing Biden’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Texas Voters Need to Register by April 7 to Vote in May
Texas Secretary of State is reminding all eligible Texas voters who have not already done so to register to vote by Thursday, April 7 to vote in the May 7 statewide Constitutional Amendment election, as well as local elections for municipalities, school districts and other local entities holding elections.
Wildfire Risk Remains High for Much of Texas
Drought conditions have set the stage for intense fires in Texas.
AG Paxton Visits City of Carbon Amid One of the Largest Wildfires in Texas History
AG met with Fire Chief Jody Forbus of Carbon, Texas to tour the area ravaged by the blaze and address one of the largest wildfires in our state’s history.
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.