Recent News About Texas Attorney General
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In Bexar County, members of the Sextortion Unit, Child Exploitation Unit (CEU), and the Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested Arturo Angel Contreras Santos on October 19 on two counts of possession of child pornography.
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AUSTIN - The Santa Rosa Independent School District is requesting the Office of the Attorney General to approve a contingent agreement in order to pursue recovery of insured but unpaid property damages and losses caused by Hurricane Hanna in 2020, states a review request submitted by the district last month.
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AUSTIN — Bowman and Brooke LLP has announced that Mary R. Pawelek has been reelected as Firm Vice Chair and Executive Managing Partner. Additionally, Randall L. Christian has been reelected as Managing Partner, and John D. Garrett reelected as Co-Managing Partner of Bowman and Brooke, Austin. The firm has also announced additions to the team, a press release states.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Texas Office of the Attorney General recovered $1.2 billion in civil litigation between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2020, an average of over $200 million for each year.
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AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the Texas Office of the Attorney General recovered $1.2 billion in civil litigation between fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2020, an average of over $200 million for each year.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the State of Texas is leading a multistate coalition in a lawsuit against Google for multiple violations of federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws, including anticompetitive conduct, exclusionary practices and deceptive misrepresentations in connection with its role in the multi-trillion-dollar online display advertising industry.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the promotions of Lesley French and Shawn Cowles within the Office of the Attorney General.
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The Office of the Attorney General has received reports of poll watchers being dismissed for not maintaining more than six feet of social distancing from voters or election workers.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement following the mournful news of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing: “Our hearts go out to the family of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a remarkable woman, a fighter of top intellect and reason, who passed away this evening.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton commended a settlement awarding $20 million to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to remedy devastation caused by the failure of Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC to properly manage vegetation growth.
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Attorney General Paxton applauded the United States Supreme Court for leaving in place a Fifth Circuit order blocking unlawful mail-in voting.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ordering a stay that blocks a lower court order sharply limiting state officials’ ability to respond to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic in Texas prisons and across the State.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to stay with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging the court to block a lower court’s order that prioritized the demands of prison inmates over the safety of medical professionals.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter in response to Representative Stephanie Klick’s request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, asking it to stay a lower court’s order preventing Texas from suspending certain abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a legal opinion following a request from Representative Dustin Burrows regarding the sales of firearms in Texas municipalities and counties.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter explaining that political subdivisions may not restrict the ability of State agencies, agents and contractors from providing governmental services, including travel to and from their places of employment.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned all licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities, including abortion providers, that, pursuant to Executive Order GA 09 issued by Gov. Greg Abbott, they must postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that a coalition of 50 attorneys general reached the largest data breach settlement in history with Equifax, resolving an investigation into a massive data breach first disclosed by the company in September 2017.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of 18 states, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins argued at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging that court to uphold a U.S. district court’s ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional in its entirety. During arguments.
