Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed Texas's 100th lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration, marking a significant point in ongoing legal battles. This milestone underscores what Paxton describes as federal overreach under the current leadership.
"For the past four years, the Biden-Harris Administration routinely violated the Constitution to implement an agenda that harmed our Nation," stated Attorney General Paxton. "From unlawfully orchestrating the border invasion to attacking our oil and gas industries and illegally abusing taxpayer money to censor our own citizens, the federal government has been ruthlessly weaponized against the American people. But Texas stood in their way. We proudly led the Nation’s fight to uphold the rule of law and restore Constitutional rights when they were under attack."
The latest lawsuit by Paxton targets a new rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that he claims limits states' rights and imposes undue burdens on taxpayers. The FCC's September 2024 rule concerns phone calls made by federal prisoners, preempting state laws and increasing costs for taxpayers. Paxton argues this violates the Administrative Procedures Act.
Paxton was notably the first state attorney general to achieve a favorable ruling against the Biden-Harris administration in January 2021, challenging an early policy on deportations. Over subsequent years, he has filed numerous lawsuits citing constitutional violations, with a success rate exceeding seventy-five percent. Recently, he successfully contested efforts by the federal government to redirect funds away from border wall construction and blocked policies he deemed unconstitutional regarding immigration amnesty.