Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a flurry of legal actions targeting voter-registration groups, school districts, and gaming platforms in recent days.
The Republican official filed lawsuits against organizations he accuses of election fraud, violating state education laws, and endangering children online. The legal offensive comes as Paxton positions himself as a guardian of conservative values in Texas, taking aim at what he calls “radical” groups while defending controversial state laws.
On October 23, Paxton sued JOLT Initiative Inc., accusing the open-borders advocacy group of orchestrating “a systematic, unlawful voter-registration scheme that is designed to sabotage Texas election integrity and allow illegals to vote.” The lawsuit marks the latest salvo in Texas Republicans’ ongoing battle over voting access.
Paxton also targeted Galveston Independent School District on November 7 after the school board voted against displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The attorney general claims this violates Texas law requiring such displays.
That same day, Paxton announced his office had stopped several Texas school districts from using taxpayer funds to advocate for tax-raising ballot propositions. He called the districts’ actions “illegal electioneering.”
“School districts should focus on teaching children reading, writing, and arithmetic instead of unlawfully using taxpayer funds to meddle in elections that will raise taxes even higher,” said Paxton. “ISDs are educational entities, not lobbying firms. Illegal electioneering must come to an end, and any school district engaging in such conduct can expect to hear from my office.”
In a victory for supporters of Texas’s restrictions on drag performances, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated an injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s law “protecting children from being exposed to sexually illicit content at erotic drag shows.” Paxton hailed the November 6 ruling as a major win.
The attorney general also set his sights on the gaming platform Roblox, suing the company for allegedly “flagrantly ignoring state and federal online-safety laws while deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform.” Paxton accused the multi-billion-dollar corporation of prioritizing “pixel pedophiles and profits over the safety of Texas children.”
Paxston has taken similar actions against numerous Big Tech and social-media companies, including TikTok.
Meanwhile, Paxton filed a motion to block pharmaceutical company Kenvue from paying a November 26 dividend. He argues the payment would drain hundreds of millions of dollars that the company needs to pay Texans for “illegal and unethical actions.”
The motion followed a lawsuit Paxton filed in late October, alleging that Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson deceptively marketed Tylenol to pregnant women despite being aware that the drug poses risks for autism and ADHD in children exposed to it.
On the speaking circuit, Paxton has scheduled appearances at three Turning Point USA campus events. He will speak at the University of North Texas on November 10, the University of Houston alongside Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on November 11, and Texas State University on November 12.
Paxton also secured a hearing before the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to defend Texas’s Ten Commandments display requirement. The court will review the case of Nathan v. Alamo Heights alongside similar litigation concerning a Louisiana law.
The legal blitz underscores Paxton’s aggressive approach to enforcing conservative policies in Texas. His office shows no signs of slowing down its litigation efforts.