Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has increasingly used consumer protection laws, originally intended to protect against fraudulent or deceptive practices, to target entities he politically disagrees with. Over the past 2 years, Paxton has invoked these laws more than 12 times to investigate organizations such as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, LGBTQ+ groups, and entities offering shelter to immigrants or providing health care to transgender teens. This trend of attorneys general leveraging their power to pursue politically motivated investigations is becoming more common, with Paxton being one of the most aggressive in this approach. Among the organizations targeted by Paxton are Annunciation House, PFLAG Inc., QueerMed, Media Matters for America, Yelp, and GoFundMe.
Here are the organizations that Ken Paxton targeted using consumer protection laws https://t.co/P3XHlUcxg5
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton repeatedly uses laws meant to protect against fraudulent or deceptive practices to target hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and LGBTQ+ groups. https://t.co/d88GMZ8UEa
In past 2 yrs, #Texas AG Paxton used consumer protection law 12+ times to investigate entities for activities like offering shelter to immigrants or providing health care to transgender teens, a @propublica @texastribune analysis shows via @ViannaDavila. https://t.co/IwzYilVA8l
Ken Paxton stretching boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets https://t.co/6bXeNoWD8D
Annunciation House. PFLAG Inc. QueerMed. Media Matters for America. Yelp. GoFundMe.These are among the organizations that @TXAG Ken Paxton has targeted using consumer protection laws. Read more from @ProPublica and the @TexasTribune. https://t.co/nVdBJQVUVX
NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets w/ @TexasTribune https://t.co/4WXUT1eDCQ
New: Attorneys general have increasingly used their power to pursue investigations targeting organizations whose work conflicts with their political views. Texas’ Paxton is among the most aggressive. https://t.co/tFoVENyQWK
New: Ken Paxton has repeatedly used laws that are supposed to protect people from fraudulent or deceptive practices to pursue entities he disagrees with politically, including hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and LGBTQ+ groups. https://t.co/jdA54edmvK
Texas AG Ken Paxton says his main focus is making sure the 2024 election isn't stolen Earlier this week, President Trump said that he would consider nominating Paxton to be U.S. attorney general in his next administration. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/qTbAXjwRxr