Ken Paxton
Recent News About Ken Paxton
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Rep. Goodwin responds to AG Paxton’s effort to block proposed ATF rule
On Monday, Representative Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin) voiced her opposition to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s successful effort to get a federal judge to temporarily block a recent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule.
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Office of the Attorney General Stays Travis County Court’s Ruling Against Crucial Election Law By Filing Direct Appeal to Texas Supreme Court
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) today filed a Notice of Accelerated Interlocutory Appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court under Texas Government Code section 22.001(c) in Harris County v. State of Texas et al. An Austin judge’s ruling attempted to block the operation of SB 1750, a law passed to ensure that elections in the State’s largest counties are properly managed by individuals who are accountable to the voters, not by unaccountable bureaucrats. This filing stays the trial court’s ruling pending a decision by the Texas Supreme Court under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 6.001(b) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 29.1(b). SB 1750 is still scheduled to take effect September 1.
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Office of the Attorney General Sues Travel Reservation Site for Deceptive Trade Practices Regarding the True Price of Hotel Rooms
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) filed a lawsuit against Booking Holdings Inc. (“Booking”), a major travel reservation company, for engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Booking falsely marketed hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as initially advertised.
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Office of the Attorney General Secures 16-Year Prison Sentence for Ambulance Company Owner Running Medicaid Fraud Scheme
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) has secured justice for Texas taxpayers by investigating and prosecuting Dennis Damian Anugwom, owner of ambulance services company Union Healthcare Services. Anugwom was sentenced to 16 years of incarceration by a Harris County District Court and ordered to pay $388,648 in restitution for his criminal involvement in a Medicaid fraud scheme. Anugwom was previously convicted of first-degree felony Healthcare Fraud.
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Office of the Attorney General Supports Special Master Ruling that Aims to Resolve Years-Long Multistate Dispute Over the Rio Grande
A Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico by asking the Supreme Court to approve a settlement that makes critical progress toward ensuring proper distribution of the Rio Grande’s resources.
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Statement from Provisional Attorney General John Scott
Provisional Attorney General John Scott has released the following statement:
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OAG Secures $300 Million for Texas in Opioid Settlement With CVS and Encourages Local Areas to Sign On to Receive Funds
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reached a $5 billion multistate settlement with CVS for the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic, including inadequately monitoring opioid prescriptions. Over $300 million is designated for Texas. The agreement with CVS is one of numerous multi-billion-dollar settlements resulting from litigation by state attorneys general against the pharmaceutical industry for practices that escalated a nationwide crisis of fatal abuse of addictive prescription narcotics.
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Texas Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Christian Agno Aquino, 42, of Humble, was arrested for his role in a $6.9 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme, alongside Rene Gaviola, 67, and Ifeanyi Ndubisi Ozoh, 51, of Houston, who were previously arrested. The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston.
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Office of the Attorney General Celebrates One Year Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade in Observation of Sanctity of Life Day
On June 24, the Office of the Attorney General observes Sanctity of Life Day to honor and commemorate the tens of millions of lives lost to abortions.
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Texas Victorious In Case Challenging Biden’s Illegal Vaccine Mandate for Texas National Guard Members
A federal appeals court sided with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a case challenging the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for Texas National Guard members, ruling that the federal government’s attempt to punish noncompliance with the mandate was unconstitutional. The court ruled that the Texas militia, including the Guard, is not subject to punishment by the federal government because they have not been called into service by the President. The Texas Governor, as commander-in-chief of Texas’s militia, is the only person with the power to direct disciplinary actions against non-federalized Texas Guardsmen—not the President or any federal military official.
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Texas Launches Lawsuit Against Biden’s Unlawful Title IX Guidance Forcing “Transgender” Policies in Schools by Threatening Education Funds
The Office of the Attorney General has filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s unlawful interpretation of Title IX, exposing the Department of Education’s new guidance as an illegal effort to force schools to adopt “transgender” ideology in schools or risk losing federal education funds. This is Texas’s 50th lawsuit against the Biden Administration.
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Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Sends Owner of Home Health Company to Prison for 57 Months for $1.4 Million Fraud Scheme
Efforts by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) have led to a home health company owner being sentenced to prison for 57 months.
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Office of the Attorney General Files Amicus Brief to Defend Texas’s Right to Protect its Citizens
The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) filed a multistate amicus brief in the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to prevent the federal government from unduly preempting state laws designed to safeguard Americans’ health.
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Office of the Attorney General Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Companies that May Appear to Be Government Agencies
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) issues this consumer alert to help ensure that Texans are not deceived by companies appearing as though they may be government agencies.
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UPDATED: Office of the Attorney General Releases Outside Law Firm’s Report Finding No Violations of the Law or Agency Procedure
The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) released a comprehensive report that unequivocally refutes incorrect testimony that was heard in the House General Investigating Committee. Based on the inaccuracies, falsehoods, and misstatements provided in that testimony, the Texas House chose to proceed with the illegal impeachment of Attorney General Paxton.
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Paxton Secures $340 Million for Texas in Opioid Settlement With Walgreens
Attorney General Paxton announced a $5.7 billion settlement with Walgreens, with over $340 million designated for Texas, for their role in the nationwide opioid epidemic. This brings the total amount of settlement funds from attorneys general investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical industry for its role in the opioid crisis to more than $50 billion, with over $2.91 billion for Texas.
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Paxton Announces Lawsuit Against Hilton For Violations of Texas Consumer Protection Laws and Lack of Price Transparency
Attorney General Paxton filed another lawsuit against a global hotel chain for misleading consumers about the true costs of hotel rooms in violation of Texas consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, filed against Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. d/b/a Hilton Dopco, Inc. (“Hilton”), comes after Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Hyatt and settled claims against Marriott for similar behavior.
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AG Paxton Secures $85 Million Settlement in Principle with Volkswagen and Audi Over Their Violations of Texas Environmental Laws
Attorney General Paxton has agreed to a settlement agreement in principle with Volkswagen and Audi after the car manufacturers employed the use of illegal emission-evading technology in violation of Texas environmental laws. The settlement stipulates that the German companies pay a civil penalty of $85 million for their unlawful actions.
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Paxton Files Lawsuit Against IRS Over Biden Plan to Impair Child Support Program
Attorney General Paxton sued the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) after a devastating policy change that would severely limit the ability of child support enforcement agencies (“CSEAs”) across the country to utilize valuable contractor resources to support the families they serve. The lawsuit aims to reverse the destructive policy.
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Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Their Illegal Use of a Mobile Phone App to Bring Countless Illegal Aliens into the Country
Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to challenge a rule that encourages illegal immigrants to use a mobile application to schedule their unlawful crossing into the United States.