Ken Paxton

Money Moves

In competitive race against Democrat James Talarico

Republican outside groups sat on their money for months. On September 18, NPR reported that two Trump-aligned super PACs have now reserved more than $150 million in ads, mostly in deep-red House and Senate races that unexpectedly became competitive.

Updated Sep 18

Rule Changes

Secured partial summary judgment against TikTok

A Texas judge ruled that TikTok violated state consumer protection law by misleading parents about how it protects minors from inappropriate content. The September 10 ruling is the first time a state has established TikTok's liability for its child safety claims.

Updated Sep 14

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 May 31

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 May 27

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 May 16

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 May 15