Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Appoints William Peter­son as Solic­i­tor Gen­er­al and Con­grat­u­lates Aaron Niel­son on His New Position

Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement welcoming William Peterson, who will begin serving as the tenth Solicitor General of Texas next month, and congratulating Aaron Nielson, who will become a tenured professor at the University of Texas School of Law upon finishing his time as Solicitor General.

June 27, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Suc­cess­ful­ly Defends Texas Law Requir­ing Age Ver­i­fi­ca­tion for Pornog­ra­phy Sites at SCOTUS

Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a major victory at the Supreme Court of the United States, successfully defending a Texas law that requires pornography companies to institute reasonable age-verification measures to safeguard children from obscene online material.

June 27, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Com­mem­o­rates the End of Roe v. Wade on Sanc­ti­ty of Life Day

Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) observe Sanctity of Life Day to commemorate the anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

June 24, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton and Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Reach $7.4 Bil­lion Set­tle­ment With Pur­due Phar­ma for Its Role in the Opi­oid Crisis

Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family.

June 23, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Suc­cess­ful­ly Stops San Anto­nio from Ille­gal­ly Using Tax­pay­er Funds to Pay for Out-of-State Abor­tion Travel

Attorney General Paxton has successfully stopped the City of San Antonio from using taxpayer funds to enable the killing of unborn children by paying for people to travel out-of-state for abortions.

June 20, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands the City of Austin Stop Con­tract­ing with Anti-Gun Com­pa­nies in Vio­la­tion of Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the City of Austin warning that if the city fails to comply with Texas law forbidding governmental bodies from doing business with companies that discriminate against the firearms industry, he will pursue legal action to enforce the law.

June 18, 2025 | Press Release

Gen­er­al Mills Agrees to Remove Tox­ic Arti­fi­cial Dyes from its Prod­ucts Fol­low­ing an Inves­ti­ga­tion and Legal Action by Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton

General Mills, Inc. (“General Mills”) has agreed to remove artificial dyes from its products following an investigation by Attorney General Paxton into the company for deceptively marketing its cereals that contain petroleum-based food colorings.  

June 18, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Secures Final Vic­to­ry Over Biden-Era Rule Forc­ing Rad­i­cal Gen­der Iden­ti­ty” Ide­ol­o­gy on Fos­ter Care

Attorney General Ken Paxton has entered into an agreed final judgment with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to vacate in its entirety a Biden Administration rule that would have forced the Texas foster care system to mandate radical “gender identity” ideology.

June 17, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Opens Inves­ti­ga­tions into 33 Nonci­t­i­zens for Ille­gal­ly Vot­ing in the 2024 Election

Attorney General Ken Paxton opened investigations into 33 potential noncitizens who allegedly voted in the 2024 General Election after Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson referred the cases to the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”).

June 17, 2025 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Scores Unan­i­mous Win at Supreme Court, Keep­ing Con­vict­ed Child Sex­u­al Abuser Behind Bars

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of the United States, upholding the rule of law and ensuring that convicted child sexual abuser Danny Rivers will remain in prison.

June 13, 2025 | Press Release