'Retaliation': Texas AG Paxton demands PFLAG provide names, addresses of trans members
A legal filing by PFLAG National revealed that Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas was seeking identification of transgender members.
February 29, 2024
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Texas AG Ken Paxton won't leave trans people alone, again requests data from out of state
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has once again requested medical records from a transgender health care provider in another state, despite having no legal jurisdiction.
January 26, 2024
Texas Sued Over 'Unconstitutional' Drag Ban by ACLU
The litigation seeks to prevent the Republican ban on drag performance to take effect next month.
August 3, 2023
Antigay Texas Attorney General Hires Gay Attorney for Fraud Defense
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton opposes gay rights, but has hired prominent gay lawyer Pete Schulte to help him fight securities fraud charges.
August 20, 2015
Antigay Texas Atty. Gen. Surrenders After Indictment
Some are feeling a sense of schadenfreude after antigay AG Ken Paxton was indicted for fraud.
August 3, 2015
Trans People's Personal Data Sought by Texas Attorney General
Anti-LGBTQ+ AG Ken Paxton had reportedly wanted information on gender changes on driver's licenses.
December 15, 2022
Impeachment of Texas's Anti-LGBTQ+ Attorney General Appears Imminent
Investigators say Ken Paxton may have done favors for a campaign donor and punished employees who objected.
May 24, 2023
Texas AG Doesn't Understand It's Illegal to Out Trans Students
Ken Paxton argues that parents have a right to know if their child may be transgender.
June 29, 2016
Showdown Over Marriage Licenses in Texas
Although clerks have indicated they would issue licenses within hours of a Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, the state's top lawman says they should wait.
June 26, 2015
Media Matters Sues Far-Right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
In a pivotal legal battle over free speech, Media Matters confronts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, alleging unconstitutional retaliation in response to their reporting on social media platform X.
December 14, 2023
Texas Attorney General Takes on Target
Ken Paxton says he's concerned for the safety of women and girls, despite overwhelming evidence that this policy does not provide cover for "bathroom predators."
May 5, 2016
Texas AG Unsure If He'll Listen to SCOTUS on Marriage
As Texas considers more antigay bills, Attorney General Ken Paxton gets ornery over questions about abiding by a potential pro-equality ruling from the Supreme Court.
May 13, 2015
Texas Attorney General Vows to Appeal Judge's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Despite his friendship with one of the gay plaintiffs, Greg Abbott, the attorney general of Texas, promised to appeal Judge Orlando Garcia's recent overturn of the state's same-sex marriage ban.
February 28, 2014
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches More Attacks on Trans Community
Paxton is investigating an Austin hospital to see if it provides gender-affirming care to children and objecting to the dismissal of charges brought against a trans protester.
May 5, 2023
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care
The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.
October 31, 2024
Texas sues Biden admin over requirement for LGBTQ-affirming foster care placements
The suit comes from notoriously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
September 26, 2024
Ken Paxton Ducks Civil Suit, Still Faces Criminal Charges
The Texas attorney general known for his transphobic positions is also accused of secruties fraud.
October 8, 2016
Texas Lawman Loses to Lesbian
Over the objections of the Texas attorney general, a probate judge in Texas has recognized a lesbian's common law marriage to her deceased wife.
September 17, 2015
Texas AG Ken Paxton can't get PFLAG's data on trans members and care: court
The anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general's demand threatens PFLAG members' constitutional rights, a Texas judge says.
March 1, 2024
Texas Man Resurrects Suit Alleging AG Fired Him for Being Gay
Vic Gardner contends that the Texas attorney general's office began mistreating him after Gardner dressed as a geisha for an office Halloween party.
May 20, 2013