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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: 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: 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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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns Bexar and Harris Counties Against Unlawful Attempts to Send Voter Registration Applications to Unverified Recipients

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By SRH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns Bexar and Harris Counties Against Unlawful Attempts to Send Voter Registration Applications to Unverified Recipients AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Bexar and Harris counties commissioners courts warning that their proposed plans to mail voter registration forms to individuals regardless of the eligibility of the recipients would violate the law. On September 3, 2024, the Bexar County Commissioners Court will consider using taxpayer funds to pay a third-party vendor to print and distribute voter registration forms to unregistered individuals residing in the county. A similar plan has been under consideration by the Harris County Commissioners Court. The distribution of forms to unverified recipients could induce ineligible people—such as felons and noncitizens—to commit a crime by

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Watchman: Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden Administration, Stopping Unlawful ATF Rule from Taking Effect

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HNewsWire: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2024 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden Administration, Stopping Unlawful ATF Rule from Taking Effect AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary restraining order from a federal judge that prevents an unlawful rule promulgated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) from taking effect while the case is litigated. On May 1, Attorney General Paxton led a coalition suing the ATF to prevent a new regulatory restriction that unlawfully attempted to abridge Americans’ constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms. The Final Rule was arbitrary and capricious and flagrantly violated the Second Amendment. Despite Congress having recognized the legality of private firearms sales by non-dealers, the Biden Administration issued a new regulation that would subject hundreds

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Watchman: TX Attorney General Responds After Texas Supreme Court Blocks Guaranteed Income Program; Now, Voter Buying Is Preferred by Elitists

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By SRH, The Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency stay, instructing Democrat-controlled Harris County not to implement a guaranteed income program and stopping the county from making payments until the court takes further action. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit earlier this month requesting an urgent order to prevent Uplift Harris, the guaranteed income program, from sending payments to citizens, claiming that it violates both the US and Texas constitutions. On Tuesday, the state supreme court granted his request, one day ahead of the scheduled payments. The Texas Supreme Court stated in its temporary ruling that, without considering the merits, the court grants an administrative stay, prohibiting real parties in interest and their agents from making payments under the Uplift Harris program pending further order of this Court. “Without regard to the merits, the order prohibits the county

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