/tags/attorney-general-office Attorney General Office en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Attorney General Ken Paxton's office asked a Dallas County judge to set the execution of Charles Don Flores. His attorneys say they're not done trying to prove he was convicted using a debunked technique. Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:12 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-05-14/texas-death-row-inmate-dallas-county-hypnosis-conviction Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/tarrant-county-sheriffs-office-leads-dallas-county-jail-death-probe-own-investigations-noncompliant Marina Trahan Martinez /education/2025-04-11/dallas-isd-attorney-general-paxton-agreement-investigation-transgender-athletes-policy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton started investigating Dallas ISD after a secretly recorded video suggested a district employee wasn’t following state law requiring students to participate in sports based on their biological sex at birth. That person is no longer with the district. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:30:38 GMT /education/2025-04-11/dallas-isd-attorney-general-paxton-agreement-investigation-transgender-athletes-policy Bill Zeeble /government/2025-02-10/texas-attorney-general-paxton-richardson-hutto-isd-trans-athletes Ken Paxton has sent letters to Richardson and Hutto ISDs requesting they turn over their policies related to a state law requiring students participate in sports aligned with their assigned sex at birth. It comes after he demanded documents from Dallas and Irving ISDs. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:17:19 GMT /government/2025-02-10/texas-attorney-general-paxton-richardson-hutto-isd-trans-athletes Nadya Faulx /education/2025-02-06/texas-paxton-trans-athletes-dallas-irving-isd-video Paxton’s letters to both districts are based on secretly recorded videos suggesting Dallas and Irving ISD officials may have violated a 2022 Texas law requiring public school students compete in athletic competitions based on their biological sex only. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:16:06 GMT /education/2025-02-06/texas-paxton-trans-athletes-dallas-irving-isd-video Bill Zeeble /government/2025-01-14/attorney-general-ken-paxton-texas-supreme-court-state-bar-discipline-brent-webster Both lawsuits stem from the attorney general's attempt to call into question the results of the 2020 presidential election. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:45:13 GMT /government/2025-01-14/attorney-general-ken-paxton-texas-supreme-court-state-bar-discipline-brent-webster Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2024-11-22/texas-supreme-court-ag-ken-paxton-wont-have-to-sit-for-deposition-in-whistleblower-suit The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said Ken Paxton won't have to sit for a deposition in a 2020 whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employees. The claim he fired them after reporting him to the FBI for bribery, abuse of office and other allegations. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:16:47 GMT /news/2024-11-22/texas-supreme-court-ag-ken-paxton-wont-have-to-sit-for-deposition-in-whistleblower-suit Penelope Rivera /texas-news/2024-10-24/texas-attorney-generals-statement-rejects-supporters-of-death-row-inmates-appeal The statement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton "corrects falsehoods" from critics who say death row inmate Robert Roberson was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:58:18 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-24/texas-attorney-generals-statement-rejects-supporters-of-death-row-inmates-appeal Ayana Archie /texas-news/2024-10-03/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-makes-another-attempt-to-find-illegal-voters The attorney general is requesting that the Texas secretary of state cross reference individuals who are registered to vote but don't have a state ID or driver's license. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:04:43 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-03/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-makes-another-attempt-to-find-illegal-voters Blaise Gainey