Tag: Ken Paxton

Parents Should Oppose Critical Race Theory to ‘Save Our Kids’ from Left-Wing Indoctrination: AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday praised parents for pushing back against the teaching of the quasi-Marxist critical race theory in the nation’s schools, urging more people to speak out and arguing it’s the “only way we save our kids” from leftist indoctrination. Paxton made the remarks in an appearance on Newsmax on Tuesday,…


Texas Ensures Forgiveness of $29 Mil­lion in Unpaid Elec­tric Bills After Griddy Files for Bankruptcy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that about 24,000 former customers of Griddy Energy LLC will be released from paying $29.1 million in unpaid electric bills incurred during last month’s winter storm after the power retailer filed for bankruptcy. Paxton said his office has been negotiating with Griddy after the state filed a lawsuit against…


Texas to Use All Legal Means Necessary to Rein in Biden’s ‘Radical’ Policies: AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had vowed to use all available legal means to rein in President Joe Biden’s policy plans and ensure that his administration adheres to the rule of law. The top law enforcement official in the Lone Star State argued in a newly published op-ed that it is the responsibility of individual…


Texas to Stand Up Against Biden’s ‘Radical’ Policies, AG Paxton Says

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had vowed to use all available legal means to rein in President Joe Biden’s policy plans and ensure that his administration adheres to the rule of law. The Lone Star State’s top law enforcement official says in an op-ed that it is the responsibility of individual states to provide the…


Texas AG Sues Austin Mayor for Defying Governor’s Lift of Mask Mandates

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Thursday that his office is suing officials in the City of Austin and Travis County for failing to comply with a governor order that lifts a mask mandate across the state. “I told Travis County & The City of Austin to comply with state mask law. They blew…


Paxton Urges GOP State Lawmakers to Tighten Election Integrity Laws

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling on Republican lawmakers to treat election integrity as a priority issue, making the remarks in an interview with Breitbart News published Tuesday. “There are certain states where we still control legislatures and we still have governors,” Paxton told the outlet in an interview recorded during the recent Conservative…


Twitter Sues Texas Attorney General, Alleges Abuse of Office

Twitter on Monday sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging he is unlawfully abusing his authority as the highest law-enforcement officer of the State of Texas. Twitter claims in the lawsuit that Paxton has been intimidating, harassing, and targeting Twitter “in retaliation for Twitter’s exercise of its First Amendment rights.” “The rights of free speech and…


Twitter, Facebook, Google Need Regulation Like a ‘Utility Company’: Texas AG Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggested that Big Tech firms should be treated like utility or phone companies in terms of regulation. Over the past several years, there have been calls for the federal government to regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and other Big Tech firms as these companies can exercise great control over what can…


Twitter, Facebook, Google Need Regulation Like ‘Utility Company’: Texas AG Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has suggested that Big Tech firms should be treated like utility or phone companies in terms of regulation. Over the past several years, there have been calls for the federal government to regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and other Big Tech firms, as these companies can exercise great control over what…


Texas Attorney General and Wife Traveled out of State Amid Winter Storm Crisis

Texas’s attorney general left the state amid the winter storms last week. “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton visited Utah last week and met with Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes at various times Wednesday-Friday,” a spokesman for Reyes told The Epoch Times via email. Paxton and Reyes met in Salt Lake City and discussed current investigations and…