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Published on July 12, 2022 - 21:44 GMT

Communications Director Alejandro Garcia Announces Departure from Agency; Attorney General Paxton Thanks Him for His ...

Today Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the resignation of Alejandro Garcia as his Director for Communications. He joined the office in October 2019 and his resignation will take effect on August 1, 2022. In his role as Communications Director, …

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Published on July 12, 2022 - 19:48 GMT

AG Paxton Leads Coalition Challenging Court’s Decision Eroding Constitutional Separation of Powers, Federalism ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led an 18-state coalition amicus brief in support of Utah’s challenge in the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, opposing a court order requiring Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes to sit for an hours- …

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Published on July 8, 2022 - 20:20 GMT

Paxton Joins Coalition to Protect Students’ Religious Liberty

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition led by Montana in support of religious liberty in Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District, in the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. …

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Published on July 8, 2022 - 20:20 GMT

AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Alabama Law Prohibiting “Transgender” Procedures on Children

Attorney General Paxton joined an Arkansas-led amicus brief filed in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting Alabama’s appeal of the district court’s injunction of the state’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection …

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Published on July 7, 2022 - 21:37 GMT

AG Paxton Announces Guilty Verdict in Freddie Smith Capital Murder Trial

BASTROP – Attorney General Paxton is pleased to announce on June 30, 2022, after six hours of deliberations, a jury returned a capital murder guilty verdict in the case of State v. Freddie Lee Smith. Former Austin Police Officer Vontrey Clark hired Freddie …

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Published on July 7, 2022 - 19:48 GMT

Paxton Joins Coalition Urging Coal Mine Expansion After Research Shows No Adverse Environmental Impact

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led coalition supporting a petition for rehearing en banc in 350 Montana, et al. v. Dep’t of Interior and Signal Peak, LLC, a case that has delayed the mining expansion plan for the Bull Mountain coal mine …

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Published on July 7, 2022 - 16:05 GMT

AG Paxton Fights EPA Over Unconstitutional Regulation of Power Plants

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote a letter to Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its Federal Implementation Plan addressing regional ozone transport for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The EPA proposes …

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Published on July 6, 2022 - 21:13 GMT

AG Paxton Asks Court to Rehear Decision Giving One State Power to Regulate Other States’ Climate Policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Indiana-led multistate amicus brief urging an en banc rehearing of a decision by the Boston-based U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens to allow one state—Rhode Island—to effectively set other states …

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Published on July 6, 2022 - 19:12 GMT

AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Court Decision Threatening Religious Liberty

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led multistate amicus brief urging an en banc rehearing of a decision by the Denver-based U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens the freedom of religious groups to select their own leaders …

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Published on July 1, 2022 - 21:56 GMT

AG Paxton Sends Letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Baby Formula Shortage

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a multi-state letter, led by West Virginia, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the ongoing baby formula supply issues throughout the United States. This issue has plagued the entire country for weeks on end and …

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Published on July 1, 2022 - 20:26 GMT

AG Paxton Files Two Amicus Briefs Opposing Biden’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed two related Florida-led amicus briefs—one before the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and another before the St. Louis-based Eighth Circuit. The briefs oppose President Biden’s use of executive …

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Published on June 30, 2022 - 21:53 GMT

AG Paxton Files Emergency Motion with Texas Supreme Court in Support of Pre-Roe Statutes Barring Abortions

This week Attorney General Paxton asked the Supreme Court of Texas to vacate a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement Texas’s pre-Roe criminal prohibitions on elective abortion. A Harris County district court previously issued the restraining …

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Published on June 30, 2022 - 21:53 GMT

AG Paxton Challenges Biden’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fuel Efficiency and Electric Vehicle ...

Attorney General Paxton filed a petition for review challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) for certain cars and light trucks. The regulation seeks to impose substantial …

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Published on June 30, 2022 - 16:14 GMT

AG Paxton Disappointed with SCOTUS Decision to Let Biden Admin Abandon Remain-in-Mexico Program

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s narrow decision to reverse lower-court wins against the Biden Administration on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the Remain-in-Mexico Program, Attorney General Paxton made the following statement …

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Published on June 30, 2022 - 14:27 GMT

AG Paxton Celebrates SCOTUS Victory: Biden Environmental Regs Not Unlimited

The U.S. Supreme Court just delivered Texas, several allied states, and millions of Americans and businesses a significant victory for energy independence, efficiency, and economy. In West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. (No. 20 …

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Published on June 28, 2022 - 22:36 GMT

AG Paxton Launches Investigation Into Walmart for Potentially Deceiving Texans About Opioids

Today Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to Walmart for potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) relating to the promotion, sale, dispensing, and distribution of prescription opioids. …

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Published on June 28, 2022 - 20:48 GMT

AG Paxton Proud of His Agency’s Work in Support of Religious Liberty Win at the U.S. Supreme Court

Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated a major win for religious liberty as the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coach Joseph Kennedy’s claim against a school district that fired him for engaging in public prayer after football games at …

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Published on June 27, 2022 - 14:19 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Urges Feds to Investigate Violence Against Pro-Life Groups

Attorney General Paxton joined a comment letter led by Ohio, addressed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging him to investigate the barrage of threats and attacks made against pro-life judges and pro-life organizations. In a pointed letter, …

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Published on June 24, 2022 - 14:57 GMT

AG Paxton Celebrates End of Roe v. Wade; Announces Abortion Now Illegal in Texas

Today the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), thus bringing an end to a half century of the unconstitutional and unconscionable national “right” to abortion. …

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Published on June 23, 2022 - 21:49 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Files Pro-Religious Liberty Amicus Brief with SCOTUS

Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief in the U. S. Supreme Court in support of petitioners in Zhang Jingrong v. Chinese Anti-Cult World Alliance. In this case, a religious group known as the Falun Gong, which originated in China, …

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