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Ken Paxton

Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General

Appears in 4 stories

Notable Quotes

"Attorney General Ken Paxton leads nation in protecting Americans' data privacy and security from Big Tech, foreign threats, and bad actors."

“Xcel failed this duty, and I am here to hold them accountable.” (Ken Paxton, Dec. 2025)

The lower court substituted its political judgment for that of the Texas Legislature.

Stories

The age verification wars

Rule Changes

Defending multiple tech regulation laws in federal court

A federal judge blocked Texas from forcing Apple and Google to verify every app store user's age, calling the law akin to requiring ID checks at bookstore doors. This December 2024 ruling is the latest defeat in a wave of state attempts to age-gate the internet.

Updated 1 hour ago

Colorado’s new fire-season tradeoff: Xcel cuts power to stop a spark

Built World

Suing Xcel unit over 2024 Smokehouse Creek wildfire

Xcel Energy's deliberate blackout on Colorado's Front Range didn't end neatly when the wind eased. By the time crews could start patrols, the first PSPS was entangled with widespread storm damage. Xcel said total weather-related outages reached about 120,000—far beyond the roughly 50,000 customers initially targeted for de-energization.

Updated Yesterday

Texas mid-decade redistricting battle

Rule Changes

Lead defender of the map in federal litigation

States usually redraw congressional districts once a decade, after the census. Texas just redrew its map four years early—and the U.S. Supreme Court has now cleared it for the 2026 midterm elections.

Updated Apr 27

Twenty states now enforce comprehensive privacy laws

Rule Changes

Leading aggressive state-level privacy enforcement

California passed the first comprehensive state privacy law in 2018. Eight years later, twenty states have followed, creating a regulatory patchwork that now covers roughly half the American population. Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island's laws took effect January 1, 2026, joining a wave of amendments and enforcement actions that force every consumer-facing app to reckon with data collection practices.

Updated Feb 11