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Published on December 22, 2023 - 22:01 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Settlement with Major Internet Provider to Address Consumer Complaints

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with CSC Holdings, LLC—the operating subsidiary of the telecommunications company Altice USA, Inc.—to ensure that it provides the services that it advertises to …

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Published on December 22, 2023 - 15:18 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Against Google for Allegedly Violating User Privacy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting Google users in their suit against the company for deceptively collecting, using, and profiting from their private information. Attorneys General from 18 other states joined Texas in …

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Published on December 21, 2023 - 18:53 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Deny Politically Motivated Petition by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) opposing Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s petition that requested SCOTUS take up former President Donald Trump’s appeal for presidential immunity …

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Published on December 20, 2023 - 02:25 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Injunction Stopping Biden Administration from Destroying Vital Border Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won an injunction pending appeal against the Biden administration, preventing the federal government from continuing to destroy concertina wire barriers placed by Texas in response to the historic invasion of unvetted …

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Published on December 13, 2023 - 18:35 GMT

Statement on the Third Anniversary of Jason Landry’s Disappearance

Three years ago this week, a Texas college student named Jason Landry disappeared. Attorney General Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit wish to reaffirm their unwavering commitment to this investigation and to …

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Published on December 12, 2023 - 20:30 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Opposes HHS Rule Discriminating Against Religious Foster Care Providers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined two comment letters to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) opposing a proposed rule that forces state foster care programs and providers to “affirm” radical gender ideology for youth …

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Published on December 12, 2023 - 19:42 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Texas Company for Defrauding Veterans Seeking VA Disability Benefits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued VA Claims Insider, LLC, (“VACI”) for engaging in deceptive trade practices to defraud veterans seeking disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). VA Claims Insider is a for-profit …

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Published on December 12, 2023 - 00:19 GMT

CONSUMER ALERT: Beware of Fraudulent Emails Attempting to Steal Personal Information Using Attorney General Paxton’s ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning citizens that scammers are sending fraudulent emails using his name, signature, and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) Seal to obtain sensitive personal information. The examples found by the OAG …

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Published on December 11, 2023 - 18:39 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Obtains Settlement with Blackbaud Requiring Overhaul of its Data Security Privacy ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained a settlement with Blackbaud, Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to ensure that the South Carolina-based software provider corrects its deficient data security privacy practices and is prepared to respond properly to any …

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Published on December 11, 2023 - 18:39 GMT

Harris County Drops Lawsuit After Attorney General Paxton Vigorously Defends Crucial Election Integrity Law

Harris County has dropped a lawsuit challenging the new state law that eliminated the unelected and unaccountable “Elections Administrator” position in Texas’s largest counties. SB 1750 was adopted in 2023 after Harris County experienced multiple problems …

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Published on December 11, 2023 - 16:59 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Awards Operation Lone Star Death Benefits

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has awarded four lump-sum death benefits for fallen soldiers in Texas’ Operation Lone Star. Pursuant to legislation enacted by the 88th Legislature, eligible active-duty military members and national guardsmen deployed for …

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Published on December 8, 2023 - 22:48 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures 14-Year Prison Sentence for Home Health Fraudster and ...

Audu Ozigi was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of healthcare fraud for falsifying patient files and fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for home health services. Ozigi was sentenced by a Houston …

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Published on December 7, 2023 - 20:41 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO

AUSTIN – The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion …

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Published on December 6, 2023 - 15:29 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues U.S. State Department for Conspiring to Censor American Media Companies

The State of Texas and media companies The Daily Wire and The Federalist have sued the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other government officials for engaging in a conspiracy to censor, deplatform, and demonetize American …

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Published on December 4, 2023 - 23:13 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Administrative Stay Preventing Biden and Mayorkas from Destroying Texas Border ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border while the case continues to work its way through the …

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Published on November 30, 2023 - 19:25 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer for Misrepresenting COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Conspiring to Censor Pub...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer, Inc., for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product. Pfizer engaged in false, deceptive, and misleading acts …

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Published on November 30, 2023 - 17:47 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals Decision Allowing Biden and Mayorkas to Continue Destroying Texas Border Barriers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has appealed a decision by a federal judge allowing President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to continue to destroy the State’s border barriers. Texas had requested that the court …

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Published on November 21, 2023 - 01:11 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Opens Investigation into Media Matters for Potential Fraudulent Activity

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) is opening an investigation into Media Matters for potential fraudulent activity. Under the Texas Business Organizations Code and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the OAG will vigorously enforce against …

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Published on November 20, 2023 - 22:43 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer and Tris Pharma for Defrauding Texas Medicaid and Providing Adulterated Phar...

The Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division has sued Pfizer, Inc., Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to Texas children in violation of …

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Published on November 20, 2023 - 22:43 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Drug Manufacturer Tris Pharma for Defrauding Texas Taxpayers

The Office of the Attorney General’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division has sued Tris Pharma, Inc. and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta for defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by making false statements in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, now known …

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