Tag: Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Fled While Being Served With Subpoena, Affidavit Claims

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have fled his home to avoid being served with a subpoena on Sept. 26, according to an affidavit filed in federal court, but the attorney general says he left his home to avoid a stranger loitering outside. The affidavit, obtained by The Texas Tribune, was filed by Ernesto Martin Herrera,…


Texas Joins Coalition Demanding Senate Reject Energy Bill They Say Undermines States’ Rights

Texas has joined a Louisiana-led coalition of 17 state attorneys general opposing a rushed U.S. Senate bill they say would let the Biden administration “run roughshod over states’ rights” by advancing a “radically impractical energy agenda.” Meanwhile, the White House sees the legislation as enabling and connecting “clean energy” into the country’s electricity grid. Texas…


Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Walmart’s Prescription Opioid Sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday said he is investigating retail giant Walmart over potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act relating to its sales of prescription opioids. In a statement, the Republican said he has issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID), or type of subpoena, to Walmart that will allow him to obtain information…


Texas AG Closes Offices Across State, Declares Annual Holiday to Mark End of Roe

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday he closed his offices statewide for the day “in honor of the nearly 70 million unborn babies killed in the womb since 1973,” and created an annual holiday to mark the Supreme Court decision that has overturned Roe v. Wade. “June 24th will be an annual Office…


Facts Matter: Woman Convicted of 26 Counts of Felony Voter Fraud in Texas

Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton announced that his agency has convicted a Texas woman of 26 counts of voter fraud. Specifically, according to an official statement that came from the Texas Attorney General’s office Election Integrity Unit, a woman who formerly served as a deputy registrar in southeast Texas pleaded guilty to 26 felony…


Woman Convicted of 26 Counts of Felony Voter Fraud in Texas | Facts Matter

Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton announced that his agency has convicted a Texas woman of 26 counts of voter fraud. Specifically, according to an official statement that came from the Texas Attorney General’s office Election Integrity Unit, a woman who formerly served as a deputy registrar in southeast Texas pleaded guilty to 26 felony…


Texas Judge Blocks Transgender Child Abuse Investigations

A Texas court on Friday blocked the state’s child and youth welfare agency from conducting child abuse investigations of three families who allowed their children to commence sex change treatments and procedures. Travis County District Court granted a temporary restraining order against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating the parents of three…


Texas Bar Wants State Attorney General Ken Paxton Punished for Filing Election Lawsuit

The State Bar of Texas has asked a court to punish Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, asserting he committed misconduct when he filed a lawsuit that asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the 2020 election in four other states unconstitutional. Allegations in the suit “were not supported by any charge, indictment, judicial finding, and/or…


Ken Paxton Wins Texas Attorney General GOP Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on May 24 won the GOP primary election for his seat against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. With 21 percent of the precincts reporting at 8:39 p.m. ET, Paxton received more than 67 percent of the vote and was projected as the winner of the race by Decision…


Texas AG Backs Governor’s Policy of Sending Migrants to Washington

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expressed support for state Governor Greg Abbott’s order of transporting illegal immigrants to Washington D.C. In an interview with Fox, Paxton acknowledged that a 2012 Supreme Court case blocks states from making their own immigration policies, saying the case could be a “problem for Texas.” However, the Supreme Court…