The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.

"TikTok actively worked to deceive parents and lure children onto their app despite the presence of an overwhelming amount of profane and illicit material," Paxton said. "Companies may not jeopardize the health and wellbeing of Texas children by blatantly lying about the products they provide."

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok, according to a news release Thursday. Paxton claimed in the suit that TikTok shows “inappropriate and explicit material” to minors while also ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed another lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media platform of deceptively marketing itself as safe for children.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a 22-state coalition, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block the implementation of a methane emissions tax created under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against the social media platform TikTok, according to a news release Thursday. Paxton claimed in the suit that TikTok shows ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week sued TikTok for the second time in recent months, accusing the social media company of violating deceptive trade law by downplaying its addictiveness ...

TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — "Ken Paxton files second lawsuit against TikTok for exposing minors to explicit content" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a second lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the company of falsely promoting their app as safe for minors.

The suit filed last week alleges the app deceptively promotes itself as safe for children, despite the increase of inappropriate and explicit content.

A federal appellate court has agreed with opponents of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that it is illegal, but in its ruling limited the focus of an injunction to the state of Texas.