SCO­TUS Allows Vir­ginia to Remove Nonci­t­i­zens From Vot­er Rolls Before Elec­tion; Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton and Mul­ti­state Coali­tion Filed Ami­cus Brief in Support

Virginia may remove non-citizens from its voter rolls after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court’s injunction. Attorney General Ken Paxton joined attorneys general from 25 States to file an amicus brief supporting Virginia’s authority to remove the noncitizens and secure its elections.

October 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues El Paso Doc­tor for Pre­scrib­ing Dan­ger­ous Gen­der Tran­si­tion” Drugs to Chil­dren in Vio­la­tion of Texas Law

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued an El Paso doctor for illegally providing “gender transition” treatments to Texas children. In some cases, the patients were as young as twelve.

October 30, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Calls for Jeff Leach’s Res­ig­na­tion; Announces Crim­i­nal Refer­ral After Leach Con­fessed to Unlaw­ful Attempt to Influ­ence Judge in Cap­i­tal Pun­ish­ment Pro­ceed­ings On Behalf Of Man Sen­tenced to Death In Mur­der of 2‑Year-Old Daughter

On Friday, the Office of the Attorney General was notified by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that State Representative Jeff Leach sent unethical “ex parte” communications to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

October 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Announces Indict­ments Against Par­tic­i­pants In Pay-To-Pass” Scheme to Fraud­u­lent­ly Obtain Texas Teacher Certifications

A grand jury in Harris County has issued indictments against five individuals involved in a scheme to help unqualified individuals fraudulently obtain Texas teacher certifications.

October 29, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion Over Unlaw­ful Weaponiza­tion of Envi­ron­men­tal Law

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”), and Biden-Harris Administration officials over the unlawful listing of seven freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).

October 29, 2024 | Press Release

OAG Noti­fies Texas Supreme Court of Uneth­i­cal Attempt By State Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Jeff Leach To Improp­er­ly Influ­ence a Judge in Rober­son Cap­i­tal Pun­ish­ment Proceedings

The Office of the Attorney General notified the Texas Supreme Court of unethical “ex parte” communications sent by Representative Jeff Leach to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals.

October 28, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Takes Action After Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion Selec­tive­ly Tar­gets Elon Musk’s Vot­er Reg­is­tra­tion Dri­ves While Enabling Nonci­t­i­zens to Ille­gal­ly Vote

Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to investigate the federal agency’s intimidation of businessman Elon Musk over his voter registration program that performs outreach to supporters of First and Second Amendment rights.

October 24, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Makes Crim­i­nal Refer­ral to DOJ Con­cern­ing Wide­spread Sus­pect Polit­i­cal Dona­tions Made Through ActBlue’s Fundrais­ing Platform

Attorney General Ken Paxton made a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) detailing the results of an investigation that revealed how suspicious actors seemingly use ActBlue’s political fundraising platform to make illegal straw donations.

October 24, 2024 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Sets the Record Straight About Nik­ki Curtis’s Death, Rebut­ting Jeff Leach’s and Joe Moody’s Lies About Con­vict­ed Child Murderer

The Office of the Attorney General released the original autopsy report and other evidence to correct falsehoods amplified by a coalition interfering with the capital punishment proceedings in which Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed for the murder of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

October 23, 2024 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Sues Biden-Har­ris Admin­is­tra­tion for Refus­ing to Ver­i­fy the Cit­i­zen­ship Sta­tus of Poten­tial­ly Inel­i­gi­ble Vot­ers on Texas Vot­er Rolls

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and other members of the Biden-Harris Administration for refusing to comply with federal law requiring them to assist States in verifying the citizenship status of potentially ineligible people registered to vote.

October 22, 2024 | Press Release