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Published on May 15, 2026 - 18:12 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Sweeping Investigation Alongside Trump DOJ into Meatpacking Industry to Protect ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into the beef industry over potential anticompetitive conduct among the nation’s largest meatpackers. Attorney General Paxton will work alongside President Trump’s Department of Justice, which also …

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Published on May 15, 2026 - 13:00 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Makes History by Securing a Landmark Healthcare Fraud Settlement that Creates the Nation’s ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a historic settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital (“Texas Children’s”) that compels the creation of the country’s first-ever Detransition Clinic; requires the hospital to pay $10 million for billing Texas Medicaid for …

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Published on May 14, 2026 - 15:58 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letters Prohibiting Over 130 Texas Cities from Illegally Raising Taxes After They ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent letters to over 130 different Texas cities to notify them that they are prohibited from raising ad valorem taxes above the no-new-revenue tax rate. This action follows Attorney General Paxton’s investigation of over 1,000 …

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Published on May 13, 2026 - 19:55 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Investigates Dallas County Sheriff for Sanctuary Policies and Demands That the Sheriff Com...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown demanding that she seek a formal agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). This action is part of an investigation designed to prevent sanctuary policies, …

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Published on May 12, 2026 - 19:00 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues North Texas Company Owned by Chinese National for Advertising Fake Childcare Business...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Golden Qi Holdings, LLC (“Golden”) for operating and advertising fake businesses to scam the H-1B visa program. This lawsuit follows the OAG’s launch of its ongoing, wide-sweeping investigation into suspected fraud and …

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Published on May 12, 2026 - 15:07 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns CVS of Potential Medicaid Fraud Liability for Unlawful DEI Practices Related to its ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to CVS Health (“CVS”) regarding the company’s potentially unlawful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) practices in its supply chain processes. The Office of the Attorney General sent a letter to the company …

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Published on May 11, 2026 - 18:58 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Major Agreement With LG to Protect Texans’ Privacy and Stop Data from Being Collect...

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (“LG”) to protect Texans from unlawful privacy violations involving smart television technology. Under the agreement, LG will no longer use Automated Content Recognition (“ …

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Published on May 11, 2026 - 17:08 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Netflix for Spying on Texas Kids and Consumers by Illegally Collecting Users’ Data ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix for spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users’ data without their knowledge or consent. For years, Netflix represented to consumers that it did not collect or share extensive user data. In reality …

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Published on May 8, 2026 - 21:43 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Trump DOJ Secure Historic Antitrust Settlement with Agricultural Data Broker to Lower ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton, working together with the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice, secured a monumental settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. (“Agri Stats”). This settlement restores competition to the agriculture industry and lowers the …

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Published on May 8, 2026 - 14:19 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Congratulates Texas Supreme Court Justices Kyle Hawkins and James Sullivan on Their ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has released the following statement following the investiture of Justices Kyle Hawkins and James Sullivan as justices on the Texas Supreme Court. “I’d like to congratulate Kyle Hawkins and James Sullivan on their investiture …

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Published on May 7, 2026 - 15:16 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Announces Investigations into Texas ISDs Across the State to Ensure the Districts are Displaying ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a statewide investigation into Independent School Districts (“ISDs”) across Texas. The investigation aims to ensure that schools are displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms in compliance with Texas law. This …

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Published on May 6, 2026 - 17:29 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Shuts Down Illicit Massage Businesses in Austin, Texas

On May 1, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an order requiring the closure of 13233 Pond Springs Road, Suite 322, Austin, Texas, for a period of one year, after the property owner continually allowed illicit massage businesses to operate at …

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Published on May 5, 2026 - 17:35 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Drone Company for Threatening Texans’ Security and Privacy by Selling Sur...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Drone Nerds, LLC (“Drone Nerds”) over the company’s connection to Anzu Robotics, LLC (“Anzu”). Anzu is a known affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”). Anzu is a China-affiliated …

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Published on May 4, 2026 - 17:59 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures $286.5 Million for Texas from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family, Surpassing $3 ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, Inc. (“Purdue”) and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective. This settlement holds the company accountable for its role in fueling the opioid …

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Published on May 4, 2026 - 16:11 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues EPIC City Affiliates for Violating the Texas Open Meetings Act in Attempted Illegal ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties (“Double R MUD”) and its purported officers for knowingly violating the Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”). This unlawful activity …

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Published on May 1, 2026 - 14:38 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Suspends Temporary Injunction to Stop a Ruling That Would Have Compelled the Texas Work...

Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals and stayed a temporary injunction that would have compelled the Texas Workforce Commission to unlawfully approve certain fair housing documents for the EPIC City (“EPIC”) development …

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Published on April 30, 2026 - 14:40 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action as Part of Investigation into Nearly 30 North Texas Businesses Suspect...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to nearly 30 North Texas businesses as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program. Attorney General Paxton announced that additional …

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Published on April 29, 2026 - 20:40 GMT

Attorney General Paxton Sues Houston-Area “Birth Tourism” Center for Exploiting Birthright Citizenship by Unlawfully ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a Houston-area “birth tourism” operation known as De’Ai Postpartum Care Center (“Center”) for unlawfully facilitating the invasion of Chinese nationals into Texas for the sole purpose of birthing children …

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Published on April 28, 2026 - 15:38 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Statewide Investigation into Texas Trucking Schools for Certifying Unqualified ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into numerous trucking schools for endangering Texans by providing inadequate commercial driver training, including to non-English speakers, in violation of state and federal law. As part of the …

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Published on April 27, 2026 - 20:09 GMT

Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Victory in the U.S. Supreme Court to Successfully Defend Texas’s Big Beautiful Map ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton has yet again successfully defended Texas’s Big Beautiful Map in the U.S. Supreme Court. After a district court enjoined the use of Texas’s congressional map, Attorney General Paxton appealed that ruling and secured an …

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