Texas AG Paxton Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Under the State's Deceptive Trade Practices Act Over ChatGPT Safety Claims

On October 23, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he had sued Open AI Global, LLC, its affiliated entities and CEO Sam Altman. The release says that “Despite marketing itself as a safe and reliable tool, OpenAI has failed to protect Texans, including children, from the many harms of relying on its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT.” The claims are brought under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act. Paxton is quoted: “I will fight to protect Texans from the harms of AI and ensure that powerful technology companies are not above the law.”

This entry rests on the Attorney General’s release; the petition itself, linked from the release, was not read for this entry, and the court and cause number are not stated in it. Paxton is also the Republican nominee in the 2026 Texas Senate race.