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Texas AG leads 10-state coalition supporting Trump’s latest immigration order
AUSTIN – Leading a coalition of 10 states, on Oct. 24 Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit supporting the Trump administration’s motion for a stay of a ruling blocking the latest travel ban. -
Texas AG reaches $120M settlement with GM over defective ignition switch
AUSTIN – On Oct. 19, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $120 million multi-state settlement with General Motors Company over allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles. -
Texas AG files brief in 5th Circuit defending state’s voter ID law
AUSTIN – On Oct. 17, Attorney General Ken Paxton detailed his support of Texas’ voter ID law in a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ahead of a hearing scheduled for the week of Dec. 4 in New Orleans. -
‘Vexatious litigant’ has appeal dismissed in suit against Texas AG
AUSTIN – The 3rd Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal brought by an individual labeled as a “vexatious litigant” after filing suit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. -
School districts barred from operating buses in another without agreement, says Paxton
AUSTIN – A school district cannot operate a bus in another unless there is an agreement between the two, Attorney General Ken Paxton has stated in an Oct. 3 opinion. -
Texas AG applauds Trump repeal of ‘unlawful’ Clean Power Plan
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton is praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal the unlawful Obama-era Clean Power Plan, a “job-killing regulation” that Texas, West Virginia and 22 other states successfully challenged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Attorney general says law enforcement officers can receive naloxone prescriptions
AUSTIN – On Oct. 4, Attorney General Ken Paxton released an opinion stating that under the Texas Health and Safety code law enforcement officers are authorized to receive prescriptions of naloxone to individuals who have overdosed on opioids. -
Texas AG: Beware of buying flood-damaged vehicles in aftermath of Harvey
AUSTIN – On Sept. 27, Attorney General Ken Paxton advised any Texan considering a used car purchase to be wary of vehicles for sale that might have suffered flood damage from Hurricane Harvey. -
Paxton dismisses lawsuit against U.S. government that challenged DACA
AUSTIN – As a response to the Trump Administration phasing out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allowed some individuals who came to the U.S. as undocumented minors to remain in the country, Attorney General Ken Paxton on Sept. 5 dismissed a lawsuit that the state of Texas filed against the U.S., according to a press release. -
Paxton states county clerks must file affidavit of adverse possession if it meets requirements
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in an opinion rendered on Sept. 12 that county clerks are duty bound to accept and file property claims for ownership under “adverse possession,” in other words, claiming property owned by someone else. -
Texas AG praises 5th Circuit ruling on SB 4
AUSTIN – On Sept. 25, Attorney General Ken Paxton praised a unanimous 3-to-0 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that allows Texas to enforce the core provisions of Senate Bill 4 while the state appeals a lower court ruling that blocked the law banning sanctuary cities from taking effect Sept. 1. -
Texas AG snags $9.5M judgment halting synthetic drug sales at Houston smoke shop
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office obtained a permanent injunction stopping Good Timez Boutique & Smoke Shop, its owners and landlord from selling highly-addictive and dangerous synthetic marijuana to consumers in Houston. -
Supreme Court of Texas to hear appeal of plastic bag ban
AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas has agreed to hear an appeal of a plastic bag ban application. -
Texas AG applauds Supreme Court rulings on redistricting
AUSTIN – On Sept. 12, Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court, in separate rulings, blocked two lower court rulings that invalidated parts of Texas' House and congressional maps. -
Texas AG Paxton nails 3 companies with Harvey price gouging lawsuits
AUSTIN – On Sept. 13, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against three Texas businesses, accusing them of unlawful price gouging while consumers were in need of fuel, shelter and other essentials as a result of Hurricane Harvey. -
Federal court enjoins SB4, Texas files appeal
AUSTIN – The state's Senate Bill 4 has caught the attention of immigration, legal, labor and public groups. -
AG Paxton files suit against ‘reputation management’ company
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a petition with the Harris County District Court alleging that Solvera, an online reputation management company, violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by abusing the legal system to deceive Harris County district court judges with its defamation lawsuits. -
AG Paxton: Court ruling preserves Texas’ voter ID law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded a Sept. 5 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that preserves Texas’ voter ID law. -
Let’s Bust Some 21st Century Trusts
During the Gilded Age, so-called “captains of industry” such as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan led an industrial revolution that transformed the nation with technological innovation, creating for Americans unparalleled improvements in the average standard of living and amassing great personal fortunes in the process. The spectacular success—and enormous power—of these newly minted tycoons earned them the sobriquet “Robber Baron,” even as their ruthless business tactics, such as Rockefeller’s cartelization of the oil industry through trusts, fostered new laws to regulate anti-competitive business practices, notably the 1890 Sherman Act. These measures are called “antitrust” laws, an often-forgotten tribute to the dynastic Standard Oil Trust, which at its peak controlled the refining of 90 to 95 percent of all oil produced in the United States. -
Paxton announces debt relief for students who attended Corinthian College
AUSTIN – More than 4,000 Texan students who were unwittingly part of an alleged scam involving student loans have been released of their requirement to pay back the money.