Pax­ton Defends Pro-Life West Vir­ginia Law Against a Chal­lenge from an Abor­tion Drug Manufacturer

Attorney General Paxton joined an Arkansas-led amicus brief before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to defend a West Virginia law prohibiting abortions.  

March 27, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Stands with Louisville Wed­ding Pho­tog­ra­ph­er Tar­get­ed for Reli­gious Beliefs

Attorney General Paxton joined a Kentucky-led amicus brief before the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to defend religious liberty and to push back on a local government’s attempt to compel speech. 

March 24, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files Ami­cus to Ensure that Unelect­ed Enti­ties Do Not Exer­cise Undue Influ­ence Over Dal­las Citizens

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to roll back powers that were unlawfully granted to an unelected body that oversees Dallas’s municipal employees’ retirement fund. 

March 23, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Says Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Should Extend Com­ment Peri­od for New Rules that Infringe on States’ Rights

Attorney General Paxton joined a Montana-led comment letter sent to the Department of the Interior requesting that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) extend the public comment period for new rules that would have a sweeping impact on state gambling laws.  

March 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions Texas Supreme Court to Reverse Low­er Court’s Deci­sion in Case Deter­min­ing Child Custody

Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas to ensure appropriate custody decisions are made on behalf of Texas children and to ensure that Texas appellate courts review legal judgments correctly and uniformly.  

March 22, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Files New Law­suit Chal­leng­ing the Biden Administration’s Rad­i­cal Attempt to Con­trol State Wildlife Management

Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against Biden’s Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) and Department of the Interior (“Interior) to challenge the federal government’s listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken so that Texas can protect and manage its own natural resources.  

March 21, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Peti­tions U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm the Role that States Play in Reg­u­lat­ing Their Own Environment

Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for states’ ability to protect their environment.  

March 21, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Says School Choice Legal in Texas

There is no constitutional barrier prohibiting school choice in Texas according to a legal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. 

March 20, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Takes Action to Ensure that Tik­Tok Coop­er­ates with Mul­ti­state Investigation

Attorney General Paxton filed a Colorado-led amicus brief in support of Tennessee, which is a part of a multistate coalition investigating TikTok.

March 20, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Secures Pre­lim­i­nary Injunc­tion Against Biden’s Rad­i­cal Waters of the Unit­ed States” Rule

Attorney General Paxton successfully halted the implementation of a new, burdensome Biden Administration regulation that would have limited Texans’ freedoms and hampered economic growth.  

March 20, 2023 | Press Release