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Dec 12, 2024 · Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory against the Biden-Harris Administration after suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) for unlawfully adopting a rule to nullify state laws that secure parents’ rights to consent to their children’s medical care.
Texas Office of the Attorney General
Nov 5, 2024 · Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees …
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues BlackRock, State Street, and …
Nov 27, 2024 · Attorney General Ken Paxton sued BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, three of the largest institutional investors in the world, for conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Manufacturers of Toxic PFAS …
Dec 11, 2024 · Attorney General Paxton has been at the forefront of holding companies responsible for exposing people to dangerous “forever chemicals.” Texas previously sued the manufacturers of a product containing PFAS called Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) for its harmful effect on Texas lands and waters.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Opens Investigation Into Possible ...
Nov 21, 2024 · Attorney General Paxton is investigating a possible coordinated plan or conspiracy to withhold advertising dollars from certain social media platforms by pressuring advertisers not to purchase online advertising space.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Wins Major Victory, Blocking Biden …
Nov 8, 2024 · Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a final judgment permanently blocking the Biden-Harris Administration’s unlawful “parole in place” policy that would have provided a path to citizenship for over a million illegal aliens who have not …
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Another Dallas Doctor for …
Nov 8, 2024 · Attorney General Paxton recently sued a Dallas-area doctor in the first ever SB 14 enforcement action and another doctor in El Paso who provided prohibited interventions to children as young as twelve.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigations into …
Dec 12, 2024 · The investigations follow Attorney General Paxton’s recent lawsuit against TikTok for operating in violation of the safety and privacy requirements of the SCOPE Act. This year, Attorney General Paxton launched the largest data privacy and …
Attorney General Ken Paxton Distributes Over $100,000 in …
Dec 6, 2024 · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued more than $100,000 of disbursements to Texans affected by border-related crimes through the new Landowner Compensation Program.