Texas AG Ken Paxton Enters Legal Fray, Backing Doctor Against State Medical Board Over Ivermectin Dispute

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has intervened in a lawsuit, backing a Houston doctor against the Texas Medical Board. The doctor was reprimanded for prescribing ivermectin without hospital privileges, prompting Paxton to claim her constitutional rights were violated by the state agency. This case pits a state's top lawyer against a regulatory board, raising critical questions about medical freedom, doctor autonomy, and administrative oversight in Texas healthcare.