Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been criticized for using consumer protection laws to target organizations that provide services to immigrants, transgender individuals, and LGBTQ+ groups. A joint analysis by ProPublica and Texas Tribune reveals that Paxton has utilized these laws over a dozen times in the past two years to investigate entities for activities that align with his political targets, rather than addressing fraudulent or deceptive practices.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has repeatedly used the state’s consumer protection laws to investigate organizations whose work conflicts with his political views or the views of his political base, an analysis by ProPublica + @TexasTribune found. https://t.co/dZ5u00RKhl
Ken Paxton could be the next US attorney general. Read this 🧵 on how he's used consumer protection laws to target groups he opposes 👇👇 https://t.co/9bnwArIFEe
You may be focused on Donald Trump’s guilty verdict –– but what do you know about TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, the man Trump said he’d consider as the nation’s attorney general if he wins back the presidency? My latest story digs into how Paxton wields his government power.🧵 https://t.co/XZuT26XTwv
NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton Has Used Consumer Protection Law to Target These Organizations https://t.co/KUj9sYmW3M
"The political weaponization of consumer protection divisions by Paxton and other attorneys general appears to be “a core violation” of constitutional laws that runs counter to what these divisions were established to do..." by @ViannaDavila @propublica https://t.co/bCjtxEDWHi
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
Why is TX AG Ken Paxton using consumer protection laws to investigate a nonprofit that serves immigrants & orgs that serve transgender people? Learn more in my latest for @propublica & @TexasTribune https://t.co/RRogOAx8eZ