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Here are the organizations that Ken Paxton targeted using consumer protection laws

Attorneys general have increasingly used their power to pursue investigations targeting organizations whose work conflicts with their political views. Paxton is among the most aggressive.

By Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, has been using consumer protection laws to target organizations like Annunciation House, run by Ruben Garcia, right, whose work conflicts with Paxton’s political views. El Paso-based Annunciation House serves immigrants and refugees seeking shelter.

AbbVie Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.

GoFundMe

Texas Bar Foundation, American Gateways, Equal Justice Center and Tahirih Justice Center

Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson

Dell Children’s Medical Center

Texas Children’s Hospital

Yelp

Media Matters for America

Seattle Children’s Hospital

QueerMed

PFLAG Inc.

Annunciation House

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.


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