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Attorney General of Texas Press Releases

1,298 Press Releases

Published on October 20, 2022 - 14:52 GMT

Paxton Sues Google for its Unauthorized Capture and Use of Biometric Data and Violation of Texans’ Privacy

Attorney General Paxton has sued Google, alleging that the tech giant has unlawfully captured and used the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so. The lawsuit alleges that Google, in yet another …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 19:55 GMT

Paxton Fights to Protect Religious Freedom of Couple Being Forced to Participate in Wedding That Violates Faith

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and protect the religious liberty of a couple being targeted for their faith. The amicus …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Paxton Sues Biden Administration for Disregarding COVID-19 Rules at Texas/Mexico Border

Attorney General Ken Paxton today sued the Biden Administration again for encouraging the spread of COVID-19 at the border by allowing illegal aliens, potentially infected with COVID-19, to gather in a congregated care setting. This action departs from the …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

AG Paxton Sues President Biden on Executive Order Expanding Environmental Regulatory Power

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 10-state coalition suing the Biden Administration over a recent Executive Order in which the President established a “working group” of federal bureaucrats charged with calculating the “social costs” of certain …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Texas Joins Multistate Letter Condemning Biden Administration’s Flawed ‘Social Cost of Carbon’ Theory

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 22-state coalition in a letter opposing the use of “Social Cost of Carbon” (SCC) analysis by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in certification decisions related to interstate natural gas pipeline …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Paxton Defends Border and Fights Human Trafficking as Biden Administration’s Policies Fail Americans

As the Biden Administration’s failing policies worsen the border crisis, violent crimes like human trafficking surge. In stark contrast to President Biden’s lawlessness, Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking broad strides toward remedying the hostile …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

CONSUMER ALERT: Beware Unemployment Benefit Identity Theft

Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned that unemployment benefits identity theft is on the rise in Texas. Unemployment benefits identity theft occurs when an imposter uses another person’s personal information, such as their name and Social Security …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Dictating Texas Tax Policy in Federal COVID-19 Relief Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision—the Tax Mandate …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Paxton Joins Amicus Defending Parental-Notice for Minors Seeking Abortions

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 19-state coalition defending parental-consent statutes for minors seeking an abortion. This friend-of-the-court brief was filed in the United States Supreme Court after the Chicago-based Court of Appeals for the Seventh …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 17:19 GMT

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Six Major Banks For Collusion-in-Lending Practices That Potentially Violate Con...

Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate investigation into Bank of America Corporation, Wells Fargo & Company, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Citigroup Inc. for potential violations of …

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Published on October 19, 2022 - 14:55 GMT

Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Warning Him Against Clamping Down on Speech Critical of ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has signed a Tennessee-led letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland in response to the medical establishment asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to censor and prosecute speech that criticizes permanent, life-altering …

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Published on October 13, 2022 - 15:30 GMT

Paxton Once Again Victorious in Federal Court After Suing to End Feds’ Unlawful DACA Policy

The New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed that the President lacked the legal authority to institute the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after the policy was challenged by a coalition led by …

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Published on October 12, 2022 - 22:32 GMT

Paxton Launches “Friday Night Lights Against Opioids” Coalition to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic, Especially Among Young ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched the “Friday Night Lights Against Opioids” coalition and a large-scale pilot program to help stop the opioid epidemic from destroying Texas communities and hurting our young people—especially student athletes. The …

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Published on October 12, 2022 - 14:37 GMT

Paxton Calls Attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month on “Go Purple Day”

For the eighth consecutive year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Agency employees will participate in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) “Go Purple Day.” On Thursday, October 20, OAG employees are encouraged to wear purple in support of …

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Published on October 11, 2022 - 17:00 GMT

Paxton Sends Letter to Biden Admin Criticizing Unlawful Rule that Forces States to Adopt Woke Gender Policies

Attorney General Paxton joined a Tennessee-led comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding that HHS scrap its proposed rule, which expands Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable …

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Published on October 11, 2022 - 14:46 GMT

Paxton Joins Brief on Behalf of Airmen Seeking a Religious Exemption from Forced Covid-19 Vaccinations

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Kentucky-led amicus brief filed in the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, seeking judicial protection for members of the Air Force who are being coerced to take the Covid-19 vaccine against …

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Published on October 10, 2022 - 18:24 GMT

Paxton Slams Biden’s Executive Order Designed to Use Taxpayer Funds to Aid the Left in Future Elections

Attorney General Paxton has joined a Louisiana-led coalition in sending a letter to Joe Biden demanding that he rescind Executive Order (EO) 14019, which gives federal agencies unprecedented power to influence the electoral process. Biden’s EO allows his …

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Published on October 10, 2022 - 18:24 GMT

Paxton’s Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Division Helps Secure Punishment for Human Trafficker

Joylette Blanton, 30, of Sherman, Texas, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for Compelling Prostitution of a Minor and Trafficking of a Person, pursuant to a plea agreement with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office. The Office of the …

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Published on October 10, 2022 - 16:08 GMT

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Rule of Law and Punish Those Who Encourage Illegal Immigration and Other Serious ...

Attorney General Paxton has joined an Arizona-led cert-stage amicus brief petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a recent decision by the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that threatens public safety across the …

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Published on October 7, 2022 - 19:16 GMT

Paxton Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure Employees’ Religious Freedoms Are Protected

Attorney General Paxton has joined a cert-stage amicus brief led by West Virginia and Louisiana that argues the U.S. Supreme Court should take up Groff v. DeJoy, to strengthen religious liberty protections. The case, which is in defense of a postal …

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