Pax­ton Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Block Biden’s Pow­er Grab, Rein­state Bil­lions Promised for Texas Healthcare

To secure the assistance that countless Texans rely on, Attorney General Ken Paxton fired back with a lawsuit to reinstate the extension of the Medicaid waiver and prevent the federal government from forcing the adoption of its own unsuitable program. 

May 14, 2021 | Press Release

Cal­i­for­nia Court Dis­miss­es Twit­ter vs. Texas Lawsuit

A district court in California today dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton, in which the social media giant attempted to halt Attorney General Paxton’s investigation into Twitter’s potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. 

May 11, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

May 11, 2021 | Noteworthy

Pax­ton Leads Bipar­ti­san Coali­tion in Sup­port of State Antitrust Enforce­ment Efforts

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general advocating for federal funds to support state antitrust enforcement efforts

May 10, 2021 | Noteworthy

Fifth Cir­cuit Rules: Local Offi­cials Respon­si­ble for Enforc­ing State Elec­tion Law

Attorney General Paxton’s team convinced the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a Texas Democratic Party lawsuit trying to reinstate “pop-up” voting, where Democrats opened temporary polling places to benefit their voters at the expense of all Texans.  

May 10, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Inter­venes in CDC’s Shut-Down of the Cruise Industry

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to intervene in Florida’s case against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for their series of unlawful orders that brought the cruise industry to a halt. The CDC issued a series of “no-sailing” or “conditional-sailing” orders that crippled the Texas passenger cruise industry and the many Texas businesses that support it.   

May 06, 2021 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Ami­cus Defend­ing Parental-Notice for Minors Seek­ing Abortions

Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a 19-state coalition defending parental-consent statutes for minors seeking an abortion.

May 05, 2021 | Press Release

AG Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round Up

The Fugitive Apprehension Unit made several noteworthy arrests last week. 

May 03, 2021 | Noteworthy