Tx Attorney General Press Release

AG Paxton Announces Settlement Agreement with T-Mobile on Sprint Merger

November 25, 2019 – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office reached a settlement with T-Mobile resolving the state’s antitrust claims against the proposed merger of mobile wireless telecommunications service providers Sprint and T-Mobile. The agreement is designed to prevent the New T-Mobile from increasing prices for wireless services on Texans for five years after the merger is complete. The agreement also commits the New T-Mobile to build out a 5G network throughout Texas, including rural areas of our state, during the next six years.

AG Paxton Testifies in Support of Anti-Human Trafficking Bill

April 4, 2019 Austin – Appearing today before the Senate State Affairs Committee, Attorney General Ken Paxton testified in support of Senate Bill 1257, which would give the attorney general’s office concurrent jurisdiction on human trafficking cases to further the state’s effort to combat modern-day slavery. 

Below is an excerpt from Attorney General Paxton’s remarks as prepared for delivery:

Consumer Alert: Scammers Impersonating Pastors to Solicit Gift Cards

March 1, 2019 Austin – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a consumer alert regarding persons alleging to be priests or pastors texting members of the church and asking them to buy gift cards for a false charitable cause.

Texans have received deceptive texts from people pretending to be pastors, then requesting that they purchase a gift card and send them the information to access that card. The scammers claim these gift cards are needed for some charitable reason, but insist they cannot pick up a gift card themselves and the purchaser will be reimbursed.

AG Paxton Announces $575 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo for Violating Consumer Protection Laws

December 31, 2018 Austin – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Wells Fargo Bank N.A. will pay $575 million to resolve claims that the bank violated consumer protection laws in Texas, 49 other states and the District of Columbia through alleged unfair and deceptive trade practices. Texas’ share of the settlement is approximately $47 million. The agreement represents the most significant engagement involving a national bank by state attorneys general acting without a federal law enforcement partner.

Consumer Alert: IRS Impersonation and Email Scam

November 26, 2018 Austin - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans that fraudulent emails are being sent from people impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting users with fake tax documents. These emails often use the subject line “tax transcripts” in an attempt to bait people into opening links and documents that contain destructive malware specifically designed to steal sensitive financial data.

Texas AG Office’s Veterans Honored During Special Ceremony

November 9, 2018 - Military veterans employed by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office were honored yesterday during a special ceremony held in the rotunda of the William B. Clements Building ahead of the national observance of Veterans Day this Sunday.

The attorney general’s office employs 291 veterans from all branches of the U.S. military, along with surviving spouses and orphans of veterans. According to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, there are more than 21 million veterans in the U.S., including nearly 1.7 million in Texas.

AG Paxton’s Office Launches New Crime Victims’ Compensation Portal

September 11, 2018 Austin – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office today launched a new portal within the agency’s official website that enables victims and claimants to apply online for Crime Victims’ Compensation and Emergency Medical Care Compensation for sexual assault exams.

The Crime Victims’ Compensation portal makes it easier for crime victims, claimants and their advocates to submit applications, upload crime-related bills, and follow each step of the claim and bill review process with near real-time updates.

AG Paxton Issues Consumer Alert on Misleading Homestead Tax Exemption Offers

July 13, 2018 – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned consumers to beware of businesses that are sending misleading letters to Texans offering a “designation of homestead” if they pay a fee. Counties make the standard homestead tax exemption available for free to property owners.

To date, the Consumer Protection Division of the attorney general’s office has received more than 100 complaints from individuals who received solicitations for these designations and, in some cases, sent back money for a homestead exemption.

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