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Watchman: CONSUMER ALERT, Attorney General Ken Paxton is Warning Texans to be Aware of Scammers Amid the Catastrophic Flooding in Texas

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2025 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General Ken Paxton is Warning Texans to be Aware of Scammers Amid the Catastrophic Flooding in Texas AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a consumer alert to protect Texans against bad actors looking to take advantage of the devastating flooding in Texas by perpetrating scams. “There are no words for how wrong it is that morally bankrupt people are trying to take advantage of Texans by using this tragedy to scam them. Anyone engaging in these scams will face the full force of the law, and I will not rest until they are brought to justice,” said Attorney General Paxton. “I will continue to work to defend those impacted by this tragedy and also urge everyone to join me in praying for those affected by […]

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Watchman: Wells Fargo Abandons Anti-Energy Political Goals Due to Attorney General Paxton’s Efforts

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2025 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Wells Fargo Abandons Anti-Energy Political Goals Due to Attorney General Paxton’s Efforts AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton commended Wells Fargo for abandoning their anti-energy goal of achieving net-zero for financed emissions by 2050. Wells Fargo’s decision came after Attorney General Paxton opened a review of the bank to determine if it was boycotting certain energy companies and the oil and gas industry. The bank also recently withdrew from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, which is a far-left activist organization willing to sacrifice America’s energy independence for the sake its anti-energy agenda. “This is a step in the right direction and yet another victory against the left’s total war on American energy,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Under my watch, there will be zero tolerance for corporations who illegally boycott the

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Watchman: TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for Illegally Conspiring to Manipulate Energy Markets, Driving Up Costs for Consumers

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By SRH Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has just announced that he is suing three major institutional investment firms—Blackrock, State Street, and Vanguard—for acquiring shares in every coal company, allowing them to influence policies and increase prices for consumers. Paxton states that ten additional states have joined this lawsuit. Here is the announcement from Paxton: Texas has filed a lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, accusing them of unlawfully conspiring to manipulate energy markets, resulting in increased costs for consumers. Texas will not accept the unlawful use of the financial sector to advance a harmful, politicized ‘environmental’ agenda. BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street collaborated to manipulate the coal market, intentionally constrict the energy supply, and increase prices. The Republican-led states, including West Virginia and Montana, are asking the court to bar the three largest US investment firms from using

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Watchman: Satan Soldiers Got Humiliated Again,The Supreme Court of Texas Dismisses Baseless Attempt by the Texas State Bar to Discipline Leadership at the Office of the Attorney General

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HNewsWire AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas has dismissed the State Bar of Texas’s unlawful efforts to discipline First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, ending four years of lawfare. Attorney General Ken Paxton faces similar baseless allegations from the State Bar in a separate case. The State Bar of Texas’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline attempted to discipline Attorney General Paxton and First Assistant Webster for filing an original action on behalf of Texas in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning genuine concerns of unconstitutional conduct by states during the 2020 election. Disagreeing with the merits of the suit, the Commission claimed that Texas made misrepresentations and initiated disciplinary action. In September 2022, the district court dismissed the baseless allegations against First Assistant Webster but the issue was appealed to the Texas Supreme Court. Now, the Texas Supreme Court has sided

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Blocks Biden Administration from Disposing of Wall Materials Before President Trump Takes Office

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HNewsWire: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Blocks Biden Administration from Disposing of Wall Materials Before President Trump Takes Office AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a victory for President-elect Donald Trump’s border-security agenda during a hearing today before a federal judge. The hearing was called at Attorney General Paxton’s request to uncover potential legal violations committed by the Biden Administration after recent reports that segments of the border wall were auctioned off for pennies on the dollar. The Biden Administration confirmed to the court today that it will agree to an order preventing the outgoing administration from disposing of any further border wall materials over the next 30 days—allowing President Trump to use those materials as he sees fit. This will be adopted as an order of the

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Moves to Stop Biden Administration from Auctioning Off Border Wall Sections for Pennies on the Dollar

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Moves to Stop Biden Administration from Auctioning Off Border Wall Sections for Pennies on the Dollar AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton took action following reports that the Biden Administration is illegally selling segments of the border wall at the United States-Mexico border. Recent reports suggested the Biden Administration may be auctioning off up to half a mile per day of border wall sections for a mere fraction of the original purchase cost. In some cases, the government is allegedly listing entire wall panel sections for sale at a starting bid of just $5. In May 2024, Attorney General Paxton secured a final victory to force the Biden Administration to spend statutorily obligated funds on border wall construction after the federal government attempted to

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Biden-Harris Administration’s Attempt to Force Texas Health Entities to Illegally Provide Minors with Contraceptives Without Parental Consent

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BY SRH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Defeats Biden-Harris Administration’s Attempt to Force Texas Health Entities to Illegally Provide Minors with Contraceptives Without Parental Consent AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory against the Biden-Harris Administration after suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) for unlawfully adopting a rule to nullify state laws that secure parents’ rights to consent to their children’s medical care. In July 2024, Attorney General Paxton sued HHS for conditioning the receipt of federal funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act on the requirement that health entities provide contraceptives to minors without parental consent. This requirement violated State parental consent laws, and multiple courts had previously held that Title X projects must comply with Texas’s

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Watchman: SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Remove Non-citizens From Voter Rolls Before Election; Attorney General Paxton and Multi state Coalition Filed Amicus Brief in Support

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HNewsWire: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Remove Noncitizens From Voter Rolls Before Election; Attorney General Paxton and Multistate Coalition Filed Amicus Brief in Support AUSTIN – Virginia may remove non-citizens from its voter rolls after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court’s injunction. Attorney General Ken Paxton joined attorneys general from 25 States to file an amicus brief supporting Virginia’s authority to remove the noncitizens and secure its elections. On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to stop Virginia from removing self-identified noncitizens from the State’s voter rolls. Noncitizens are ineligible to vote in American elections and it is a federal crime for them to register to vote or attempt to cast a ballot. A federal judge preliminarily enjoined Virginia from removing these

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Unlawful Weaponization of Environmental Law

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HNewsWire: October 29, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Unlawful Weaponization of Environmental Law AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”), and Biden-Harris Administration officials over the unlawful listing of seven freshwater mussel species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). “The Biden-Harris Administration is, once again, weaponizing environmental law to target the State of Texas,” said Attorney General Paxton. “We are suing to block their latest attempt to undermine the Texas economy and unlawfully interfere with State-led efforts to protect our wildlife and natural resources.” In June 2024, the Service published a final rule listing the Guadalupe Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback, Balcones Spike, False Spike, and Texas Fawnsfoot mussel species as threatened or endangered,

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Makes Criminal Referral to DOJ Concerning Widespread Suspect Political Donations Made Through ActBlue’s Fundraising Platform

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HNewsWire October 24, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Makes Criminal Referral to DOJ Concerning Widespread Suspect Political Donations Made Through ActBlue’s Fundraising Platform AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton made a criminal referral to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) detailing the results of an investigation that revealed how suspicious actors seemingly use ActBlue’s political fundraising platform to make illegal straw donations. The investigation into ActBlue began in December 2023 following allegations that the company could be facilitating illegal campaign contributions. As a result, in August 2024 ActBlue began requiring donors using credit cards to provide “CVV” codes, a common security measure. That does not prevent all the abuses that Attorney General Paxton’s team has identified on ActBlue, including that straw donations apparently are being made on a large scale using false identities, through untraceable

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