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Published on April 24, 2025 - 01:09 GMT

Man Executed for Murdering Young Mother After Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Defended Death Sentence

The State of Texas has executed a man who assaulted and murdered a young mother after Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully defended the application of the death sentence. In 2004, Moises Sandoval Mendoza violently killed Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson, a 20- …

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Published on April 23, 2025 - 15:55 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Documents from Plano ISD Related to Investigation into EPIC City

Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding documents from Plano Independent School District (“ISD”) officials after being made aware of potential connections between school board members and East Plano Islamic Center (“EPIC”), which is affiliated with EPIC …

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Published on April 21, 2025 - 16:50 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Defends Texans’ Privacy Amid 23andMe Bankruptcy and Provides Information on How Consumers ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion to appoint a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman in the 23andMe bankruptcy case to ensure that the highly sensitive personal and genetic information of Texans is safeguarded throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. “The …

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Published on April 17, 2025 - 20:34 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues City of Dallas for Banning Guns on Public Property in Violation of Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed two lawsuits against the City of Dallas for banning lawful license holders from carrying handguns into Fair Park’s Music Hall and The Majestic Theatre in blatant violation of Texas law. The City of Dallas Office of …

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Published on April 15, 2025 - 15:30 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Biden-Era Rule that Unlawfully Sought to Rewrite Federal Law and Threatened to Close ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully blocked a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) rule adopted by the Biden Administration that attempted to rewrite federal law and force expensive and onerous regulations on nursing homes, threatening …

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Published on April 14, 2025 - 19:01 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Expands Investigation into EPIC City by Demanding Documents from Local Cities

Attorney General Ken Paxton is expanding his investigation into EPIC City, which is affiliated with East Plano Islamic Center (“EPIC”), by demanding documents from local city officials potentially tied to the real estate development. Records requests have …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 14:00 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Agreement with Dallas ISD Ensuring that Employees Will Not Allow Boys to Play in Girls’...

Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Dallas Independent School District (“ISD”) have entered into an agreed order to ensure that the District is not violating Texas law by permitting biological males to participate in girls’ sports. “I urge all other school …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 18:16 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Opposes Unconstitutional Attack on Second Amendment by Radical D.C. Leftists that Under...

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States opposing the unconstitutional gun restrictions imposed by the District of Columbia which infringes on Americans’ Second Amendment …

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Published on April 9, 2025 - 16:37 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Supports Wounded Veteran at SCOTUS Against Contractor that Enabled Taliban-Affiliated ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition in supporting wounded veteran Winston Hencely in his suit against the Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, for negligent conduct that enabled a suicide bomber on their payroll to conduct a …

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Published on April 8, 2025 - 14:39 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into USA Fencing for Violating State Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton is announcing an investigation and issuing a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to USA Fencing over potential violations of Texas state law. USA Fencing recently disqualified a female competitor, Stephanie Turner, for bravely …

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Published on April 7, 2025 - 15:53 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Ensures Education Accountability and Transparency by Defending State Authority to Issue ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a unanimous victory from the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, upholding Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath’s legal authority to issue annual A to F performance ratings for Texas public schools. “Despite state law …

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Published on April 5, 2025 - 16:20 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into Kellogg’s for Potentially Breaking the Law After Falsely Claim...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an ongoing investigation into WK Kellogg Co. (“Kellogg’s”) for potentially violating Texas consumer protection laws. The company advertises and sells cereals such as Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Frosted Flakes, and …

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Published on April 4, 2025 - 20:48 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues the City of San Antonio for Illegally Appropriating Taxpayer Funds to Pay for Out-of-...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of San Antonio for unlawfully using public money to fund abortion tourism, enabling people to evade Texas’s laws protecting the lives of unborn children. San Antonio appropriated $100,000 to a “Reproductive Justice …

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Published on April 3, 2025 - 18:13 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition in Joining Trump Administration’s Efforts to Stop Illegal DEI ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton, leading a multistate coalition, sent letters to twenty law firms requesting information about the firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) employment practices which potentially violate federal anti-discrimination laws …

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Published on April 1, 2025 - 15:03 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Defends President Donald Trump’s Authority to Protect America from the Invasion at the ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting President Donald Trump’s constitutional authority to stop the invasion at the southern border in the interest of national security. “The Constitution imposes a clear and irrevocable duty on …

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Published on April 1, 2025 - 15:03 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Defend Texas A&M’s Ban on Obscene and Illegal Drag Shows

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a notice for appeal after a federal judge stopped the enforcement of the Texas A&M Board of Regents’ (“Board”) ban on drag shows. The ban was challenged in a lawsuit by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, …

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Published on March 31, 2025 - 20:21 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action Against Dallas ISD for Illegally Allowing Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal petition to conduct depositions on key Dallas Independent School District (“ISD”) officials as part of an ongoing investigation to ensure that the District is not violating Texas law by permitting biological …

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Published on March 31, 2025 - 18:58 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces New Reporting Requirement to Rein in Rogue District Attorneys and Ensure the Prose...

Attorney General Ken Paxton adopted a new rule that enhances reporting requirements for District Attorneys and County Attorneys to ensure accountability and promote public safety. The rule demands greater transparency for District and County Attorneys …

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Published on March 31, 2025 - 17:37 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Congratulates Aaron Reitz on Being Sworn in as Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement congratulating Aaron Reitz on being sworn in as Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice after President Donald Trump nominated him for the position. Reitz will lead the Office …

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Published on March 27, 2025 - 23:53 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Injunction Ensuring Illegal Network of Houston-Area Abortion Clinics Remain Closed

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary injunction against Maria Margarita Rojas and her network of Houston-area clinics for unlawfully providing abortions and illegally practicing medicine without a license. “This network of clinics illegally …

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