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Published on January 10, 2023 - 17:18 GMT

Paxton Calls for SCOTUS to Protect States’ Ability to Prevent Trains from Endlessly Blocking Crossings

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Indiana-led cert-stage amicus brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for commerce, transportation, and the ability of local emergency services to carry out their …

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Published on January 9, 2023 - 15:24 GMT

Paxton Petitions FCC to Better Protect Consumers From Illegal Spam Texts

Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to prevent consumers from receiving unwanted, illegal spam text messages. The letter is in support of the FCC’s proposed rule to require mobile …

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Published on January 6, 2023 - 16:13 GMT

Paxton Supports U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Lawsuit Against Biden Administration’s Executive Overreach

Attorney General Paxton joined a Georgia-led amicus brief in a Tyler, Texas federal district court supporting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for summary judgment in a case against the Biden Administration’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“ …

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Published on January 5, 2023 - 23:37 GMT

Paxton Sues Biden Over New Rule that Increases Burden on American Taxpayers From Illegal Immigration

Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit today to stop the Biden Administration from ignoring a federal immigration law, known as the public-charge rule, that prevents illegal aliens from residing in the country if they are likely to rely on taxpayer-funded …

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Published on January 5, 2023 - 15:55 GMT

Paxton Supports Florida Law that Protects Young Children From Being Taught Inappropriate Sexual Content

Attorney General Paxton filed a multistate amicus brief before a Tallahassee, Florida-based federal district court in support of Florida law H.B. 1557, which protects students who are in the 3rd grade and below from being exposed to instruction on …

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Published on January 4, 2023 - 15:12 GMT

Paxton Enters Into $43 Million Settlement With JUUL to Hold It Accountable for Deceptive Trade Practices

Attorney General Paxton has announced the entry of a $43.3 million dollar settlement against JUUL Labs in Texas state court. The settlement is part of a $434.9 million resolution between JUUL Labs and 33 states and territories that resolves a two-year …

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Published on January 3, 2023 - 15:19 GMT

Paxton Joins Coalition to Prevent Corporate Activists at Vanguard from Raising the Costs of Energy

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Utah- and Indiana-led motion to intervene into a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proceeding to prevent the investment fund management company Vanguard from exerting too much power over publicly-traded …

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Published on December 29, 2022 - 19:10 GMT

Paxton Announces Multistate Settlement with CarMax Over the Disclosure of Safety Recalls

Attorney General Paxton has announced a nationwide multistate settlement for $1 million with CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. after CarMax advertised that it performed thorough inspections and reconditioning but failed to check and disclose to consumers …

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Published on December 29, 2022 - 15:40 GMT

Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Allow States to Hold Big Tech Companies Accountable When Illegal Activity Occurs

Attorney General Paxton has filed a merits-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Gonzalez v. Google (Case No. 21-1333) and narrow the scope of Section 230 protections for “publishers.” Enacted in 1996, …

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Published on December 28, 2022 - 20:56 GMT

Paxton Demands that Apple and Google Raise TikTok’s Maturity Rating on Application Store Sites

Attorney General Paxton has joined a pair of Montana-led letters sent to Apple and Google demanding that the Big Tech companies increase the maturity rating of TikTok in their application stores. Google Play currently displays a “T” rating, indicating …

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Published on December 28, 2022 - 15:20 GMT

Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Division Puts Child Abuser Behind Bars

Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Division secured a seven-year prison sentence for a Texarkana man who committed child abuse in Bowie County, Texas. David Ernest Fant, 59, pleaded guilty to Indecency With a Child and was sentenced to seven …

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Published on December 27, 2022 - 20:10 GMT

Paxton Applauds Criminal Appeals Court Decision that Helps Ensure Operation Lone Star Arrestees Face Justice

Attorney General Paxton has announced his support for a recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision that will help ensure the prosecution of illegal aliens who attempt to enter Texas unlawfully. Operation Lone Star is a large-scale state program that …

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Published on December 27, 2022 - 16:45 GMT

Paxton Wins Legal Battle Against Twitter in Fight for Free Speech and Transparency

Attorney General Paxton has defeated Twitter in court once again after the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to reconsider its decision throwing out Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Paxton. In January 2021, …

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Published on December 22, 2022 - 19:23 GMT

Paxton Steps Up to Defend States’ Rights After Biden Admin Forces Alaska to Adopt Left-Wing Hunting Policies

Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration’s attempts to encroach upon states’ rights and make it more difficult for Americans to hunt. The amicus brief opposes …

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Published on December 22, 2022 - 16:56 GMT

Paxton Sends Letter to VA Challenging New Rule Attempting to Provide Taxpayer Funding to Pay for Abortions

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough challenging a new VA rule that attempts to circumvent state laws that protect the unborn by providing taxpayer dollars for …

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Published on December 21, 2022 - 17:23 GMT

Paxton Works to Stop UPS and FedEx from Targeting Gun Sellers With New Burdensome and Intrusive Regulations

Attorney General Paxton has joined a coalition of states in sending two Montana-led letters to FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service (UPS) over reports that the shipping companies have updated their terms of service for gun store owners. The new …

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Published on December 21, 2022 - 17:23 GMT

Paxton Takes Steps to Stop Biden’s Unlawful Federal Student Loan Program

Attorney General Paxton has taken several actions to halt the Biden Administration’s sweeping federal student loan-forgiveness program, which does nothing to lower the costs of higher education and instead forces hardworking taxpayers to pay off hundreds …

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Published on December 20, 2022 - 17:46 GMT

Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending States’ Constitutionally-Designated Authority Over Their National Guard Units

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led merits-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the federal government from overregulating and unduly exercising authority over state National Guard units, which are the modern-day …

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Published on December 20, 2022 - 15:33 GMT

Paxton Petitions Federal Government to Reverse Unlawful and Destructive Vaccine Mandate

Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate petition sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opposing the draconian federal health care systems vaccine mandate. CMS …

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Published on December 19, 2022 - 19:55 GMT

Paxton Petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Title 42 After Biden Administration Abandons the Effective Border ...

Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision to strike down Title 42, which will leave the already wide-open southern border even more exposed. A district court judge in …

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