Attorney General Ken Paxton Refuses Biden Administration’s Demand to Surrender Shelby Park and End Border Security Measures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded in a letter today denying demands made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), explaining that Texas will continue securing the border.
Office of the Attorney General Files Mandamus Requesting Review of Judge’s Ruling In Litigation with Former Employees
Last night, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by four disgruntled employees.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Barclays’ Ineligibility to Participate in Texas’s Bond Market For its Inability to Verify its “ESG” Policies Do Not Violate Texas Law
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”), announced that Barclays would no longer be permitted to underwrite Texas’s municipal bonds after failing to respond to requests for information concerning its “net zero” carbon emissions commitments.
Office of the Attorney General Issues Statement Denouncing Court’s Shocking Bias in Litigation with Former Employees
This week, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) filed a motion to reconsider and a motion to enter judgment in litigation pertaining to an employment dispute with four former staff members.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Concertina Wire Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued an interlocutory order permitting the Biden Administration to resume destroying concertina wire barriers placed by Texas on its side of the Rio Grande riverbank.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Releases Statement Ending Litigation with Former Employees
Last year, Attorney General Paxton was fully exonerated by the state legislature following an impeachment trial that was engineered by his political enemies.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures En Banc Rehearing in Border Buoys Lawsuit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an en banc rehearing by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning the Biden Administration’s attempt to force Texas to remove buoys placed in the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Biden Administration’s Demand that Texas “Cease and Desist” Securing its Border
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has responded to a cease-and-desist letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) demanding that Texas end its enhanced border security measures in Eagle Pass’s Shelby Park. DHS sent the letter on January 14 and requested compliance with their orders by January 17, threatening to escalate the issue.
Attorney General Paxton Observes Human Trafficking Awareness Day
On January 11, Attorney General Paxton acknowledged Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Leadership from the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) delivered remarks from the Texas Capitol building alongside other officials and community partners from the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force and Coordinating Council.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Response with SCOTUS Opposing Biden Administration’s Effort to Resume Destruction of Texas Border Barriers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the Biden Administration’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) vacate a current injunction that protects Texas concertina wire barriers near the United States-Mexico border from being destroyed by federal agents.