Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Commissioners Court, alleging that the court is attempting to restart its "guaranteed income" program despite a previous order to halt similar cash disbursements.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has urged Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson to request citizenship data from the federal government. This move aims to help Texas determine the citizenship status of certain registered voters whose eligibility cannot be verified by the state.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the NCP Choices Program, an initiative designed to support career development for noncustodial parents, has surpassed $1 billion in child support collections from participants. This milestone underscores the program's effectiveness in assisting noncustodial parents (NCP) with fulfilling their child support obligations through career development and improved job opportunities.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached an agreement with Pieces Technologies, a Dallas-based artificial intelligence healthcare technology company. The agreement addresses allegations that the company deployed its products in several Texas hospitals following false and misleading statements regarding their accuracy and safety.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of appeal to continue an Office of the Attorney General (OAG) lawsuit challenging a Bexar County program that mailed thousands of unsolicited voter registration applications to unverified recipients.
Danielle Ivy Dechert, 27, pleaded guilty in the 33rd Judicial District Court of Blanco County, Texas, on August 30, 2024, to Injury to a Child – Recklessly Causing Death/Serious Bodily Injury and was sentenced to 40 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
A Tulia man has been sentenced to 30 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Corrections for child sexual abuse violations in Swisher County, Texas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory explaining the legal limitations and potential issues regarding unsolicited voter registration applications mailed by various entities across the state.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated legal action against the Travis County Commissioners Court to halt what he describes as the unlawful use of taxpayer funds. The county, which includes the City of Austin, contracted a partisan third-party organization to identify potentially unregistered voters without statutory authority.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Bexar County Commissioners Court following their decision to implement a program that would distribute voter registration applications en masse to residents, regardless of their eligibility or whether they had requested such forms.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a warning to the commissioners courts of Bexar and Harris counties regarding their proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals without verifying their eligibility.
Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal advisory on election integrity and launched an email tipline ([email protected]) for the public to report suspected violations of Texas election law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris Administration, blocking the "parole in place" policy while litigation continues.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and other officials in the Biden Administration. The suit, backed by a coalition of 16 states and America First Legal, challenges a new agency rule that grants "parole in place" to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens. This policy change would allow certain classifications of illegal aliens to gain permanent residency status while remaining in the United States, contrary to federal law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated an investigation into reports that organizations operating in Texas may be unlawfully registering noncitizens to vote, in violation of state and federal law.
On August 20, 2024, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Election Integrity Unit executed multiple search warrants in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties as part of an ongoing election integrity investigation.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from twenty-three other states, has filed an amicus brief supporting an Arizona law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. The coalition is requesting the Supreme Court of the United States to issue an emergency stay on a federal district court's injunction against the law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has initiated legal action against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and other Biden Administration officials. The lawsuit aims to halt an enforcement guidance that allegedly mandates employers to implement “transgender” policies or face potential lawsuits for discrimination or harassment.
