Texas Office of the Attorney General

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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

Address: Office of the Attorney General

300 W. 15th Street

Austin, TX 78701

Phone: (800) 252-8011

Consumer Protection Hotline: (800) 621-0508

Consumer Protection Office in Dallas: (214) 969-5310

Website: Texas Attorney General

About: The Attorney General is the constitutional, statewide elected official who acts as the attorney for the State of Texas. The Attorney General:

enforces state consumer protection laws;
collects court-ordered child support; and
administers the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund.

The Attorney General also serves as legal counsel to boards and agencies of state government, issues legal opinions when requested by authorized requesters, and sits as an ex-officio member of various state committees and commissions. He defends against challenges to state laws and defends both state agencies and individual employees of the State when they are sued. The Attorney General files civil and criminal suits upon referral by other state agencies and, in some circumstances, has original jurisdiction to prosecute violations of the law without a referral from another agency. The office of Attorney General is elected every four years with a maximum of two terms. The current Attorney General of Texas is Greg Abbott. He was elected for his first term in 2002 and his second term in office in 2006. Former Attorney Generals for the state of Texas include John Cornyn (1999-2002), Dan Morales (1991-1999), Jim Mattox (1983-1991) and Mark White (1979-1983).