Tx Attorney General Press Release

Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief with Texas Supreme Court in Support of Religious Liberties

September 28, 2015 - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an amicus brief with the Texas Supreme Court in Matthews v. Kountze Independent School District, supporting the constitutional rights of Texas’ public schoolchildren to express their own messages at school and school-related events.

Texas Attorney General’s Child Support Division Sets Record by Collecting $3.9 Billion in Child Support for Texas Children

September 15, 2015 - The Texas Attorney General’s Office Child Support Division set a record by collecting more than $3.9 billion in child support for the state fiscal year that ended Aug. 31. The $3.9 billion in collections benefitted 943,000 families and topped the previous year’s record by $186 million.

TX Attorney General Argues School Finance Should Be Addressed by Legislature, Not Lawsuits

September 1, 2015 - The Texas Attorney General’s Office today delivered oral arguments in Williams v. Calhoun County ISD, et al, addressing the school finance system in Texas. Solicitor General Scott Keller and Assistant Solicitors General Rance Craft and Beth Klusmann argued on behalf of the state.

Attorney General Paxton Urges EPA to Extend Effective Date of WOTUS Rule

July 30, 2015 - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and representatives from 29 other states urging the EPA to extend the effective date of the planned Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, which is currently set to go in effect August 28, 2015. Once the rule gets into effect, virtually every river, stream and creek in the U.S. will come under the oversight of bureaucrats from the EPA.

Attorney General Paxton Challenges EPA over Unconstitutional, Illegal and Costly New Water Rule

June 30, 2015 - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration’s illegal attempt to expand the regulatory power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by revising the regulatory definition of “navigable waters” under the Clean Water Act, which vastly expands its jurisdiction, threatening the ability of states and private property owners to use their own land. The rule violates the U.S. Constitution, federal law and U.S. Supreme Court precedent, and places costly burdens on landowners in Texas.

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