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Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Rec­og­nizes Child Sup­port Assis­tant Attor­neys Gen­er­al of the Year

This week, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas recognized 11 Assistant Attorneys General (“AAG”) of the year from the Child Support Division for their commitment to Texas children.

July 27, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Law­suit Against IRS Over Biden Plan to Impair Child Sup­port Program

Attorney General Paxton sued the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) after a devastating policy change that would severely limit the ability of child support enforcement agencies (“CSEAs”) across the country to utilize valuable contractor resources to support the families they serve.

May 25, 2023 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Rec­og­nizes Child Sup­port Assis­tant Attor­neys Gen­er­al of the Year

Attorney General Ken Paxton this week recognized 11 Assistant Attorneys General (AAGs) of the year from the Child Support Division for their commitment to Texas children.

August 19, 2022 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Child Sup­port Divi­sion Sets New Record by Col­lect­ing $4.8 Bil­lion for Texas Children

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Office of the Attorney General’s Child Support Division set a new record by collecting more than $4.8 billion in child support for the state fiscal year 2020.

November 12, 2020 | Press Release

The Office of the Attor­ney General’s Child Sup­port Divi­sion Tran­si­tions to Vir­tu­al Ser­vices in Response to Coro­n­avirus (COVID-19)

Because the health and safety of our staff and customers is always our highest priority, effective immediately, local child support offices are in the process of transitioning to providing virtual child support establishment and enforcement services.

March 17, 2020 | Press Release

Rusk Coun­ty Con­ducts Child Sup­port Roundup; 11 Arrest­ed for Fail­ure to Pay Child Support

Rusk County Sheriff’s Department and Henderson Police Department led a child support roundup that started on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

February 26, 2020 | Press Release

Smith Coun­ty Con­ducts Child Sup­port Roundup

The Smith County Sheriff’s Department along with the Tyler, Lindale, Troup, and Arp Police Departments and Smith County District Attorney’s Office, led a child support roundup that started on Friday, November 1, 2019.

November 04, 2019 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton’s Child Sup­port Divi­sion Sets New Nation­wide Record by Col­lect­ing $4.378 Bil­lion in Child Support

“I’m immensely proud of the hard work and dedication of our Child Support Division to improve the lives of Texas children and ensure that children receive the support they need and deserve,” Attorney General Paxton said. “This success is particularly remarkable in light of the challenges the division faced as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Courts in affected areas were shut down completely for prolonged amounts of time, but that didn’t stop the hard-working men and women of the Child Support Division from achieving another record-setting year in collections.”

September 10, 2018