Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) challenging a federal bulletin that threatens the integrity of Texas’s Medicaid program and …
Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the government from involving itself in the leadership decisions of religious institutions. The Oklahoma-led amicus brief is in defense of a faith-based Colorado school …
Attorney General Paxton is fighting back against the Biden Administration’s lawless open-borders agenda by opposing a new federal rule that would embolden more illegal aliens to enter the country. In an Indiana-led comment letter sent to Department of …
Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Director Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu about the promotion …
Efforts by Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit have led to a Houston couple being charged in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme. “I’m proud to announce yet another example of my office’s commitment to enforcing the law and …
HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT In Taylor County, Peilun Jiao was arrested on February 17 for trafficking of a person following allegations of forced labor. The arrest was made by the Abilene Police Department after a true bill indictment by the Human Trafficking …
Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a conviction for a woman who attempted to steal over $615,000 by submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims for services that were never provided. Kay Le Farmer was convicted of using the …
Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell expressing significant concerns with Nancy Abudu, who has been nominated by President Biden to be a Circuit Judge for the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of …
Attorney General Paxton secured a major victory for consumers by halting Google’s efforts to dismiss a Texas lawsuit against it, marking a major step forward in ensuring the Big Tech leviathan faces justice in a Texas court for breaking Texas consumer …
A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Paxton and set aside a Biden Administration policy that would have mandated all Head Start program staff and volunteers receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The rule would have also forced all parents, staff, …
Attorney General Paxton filed a motion for preliminary injunction to stop part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 from being implemented. The initial lawsuit challenging the law as unconstitutional was filed and announced by Paxton in February …
Attorney General Paxton has secured a noteworthy victory in his lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor rule that puts Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) investing ahead of the long-term financial security of retirees. “ …
Attorney General Paxton filed two separate lawsuits asking the courts to stop 5 Star Massage and Savvy Skin, both located in Montgomery County, Texas, from operating illicit massage establishments in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices- …
CHILD EXPLOITATION UNIT In Bexar County, Aaron James Moreno self-surrendered on February 11 on outstanding warrants for multiple counts of possession of child pornography. This case was received from multiple National Center for Missing and Exploited …
Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief to ward off current and future efforts by local and state governments to impose radical environmental policies through the court system. Filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the Indiana-led …
Attorney General Paxton joined two Montana-led amicus briefs challenging New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (“CCIA”), which makes it a felony to possess a firearm in any place of worship or a “sensitive location.” After New York enacted the CCIA, …
Attorney General Paxton filed an Indiana-led stipulation of dismissal in his multistate Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) lawsuit against the Biden Administration. In 2021, while working with the National School Boards Association (“NSBA”) the Biden …
Attorney General Paxton joined an Arkansas-led amicus brief before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to defend a West Virginia law prohibiting abortions. The pro-life law is being challenged by GenBioPro, a company that …
Attorney General Paxton joined a Kentucky-led amicus brief before the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to defend religious liberty and to push back on a local government’s attempt to compel speech. Under Louisville’s public- …
Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to roll back powers that were unlawfully granted to an unelected body that oversees Dallas’s municipal employees’ retirement fund. In accordance with state law, the Dallas City …
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