Rep. Ken Paxton
Recent News About Rep. Ken Paxton
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order After Biden Administration Escalates Border Barrier Destruction
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on an emergency basis after federal agents escalated their destruction of Texas’s barrier at the State’s border with Mexico.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Destruction of Texas Border Barrier
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and several other agencies and officials over the federal government’s practice of cutting and destroying Texas’s concertina wire that was strategically positioned for the purpose of securing the state’s border with Mexico and stemming the flow of illegal migration.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letter to Members of Congress Sharing Analysis of Colony Ridge Issue
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to members of the Texas delegation in the United States Congress detailing the Office of the Attorney General’s findings and analysis regarding the Colony Ridge development in Liberty County, Texas.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Enforcement Guidance For State Laws Prohibiting Public Contracts with Companies Unlawfully Maintaining “ESG” Policies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory letter providing updates and guidance on the enforcement of laws passed by the Texas Legislature restricting government entities from granting large contracts to companies that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or boycott Israel. No Texas governmental entity may enter into a contract with such boycotters or discriminators for the purchase of goods or services with a value of $100,000 or more.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Joins Coalition of State Attorneys General Issuing Statement Condemning Hamas Attacks on Israel
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the attacks by Hamas against Israel. The statement reads as follows:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Recognizes October As National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
For the ninth consecutive year, Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) employees will participate in the Domestic Violence Awareness Month (“DVAM”) “Go Purple Day.” On Thursday, October 19th, OAG employees are encouraged to wear purple in support of survivors and raise awareness of and take a stand against domestic violence.
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Paxton Defeats Google’s Efforts to Avoid Transfer of Landmark Antitrust Case Back to Texas
In a key victory for the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated an effort by Google to stop the return to Texas of a critical antitrust case targeting the company’s digital advertising monopoly.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Senior Staff Promotions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced several promotions among his senior staff, appointing Suzanna Hupp as Director of Government Relations, James Lloyd as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, and Ryan Walters as Chief of the Special Litigation Division.
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Attorney General Paxton Sues Yelp Over Discrimination Against Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Yelp after the company violated Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act by appending inaccurate and misleading language to listings on pregnancy resource centers appearing in the search results on Yelp’s app and website.
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Statement from Attorney General Ken Paxton Upon Reinstatement as Attorney General of Texas
“It is my great honor to be back to work this week. The Office of the Attorney General has redoubled our focus on countless issues facing the state, including opposing illegal immigration, defending election integrity, holding predatory corporations to account, and fighting for the rule of law against the Biden Administration’s executive overreach.