Texas AG Paxton secures an injunction to keep Maria Rojas' clinics, accused of illegal abortions and unlicensed practices, closed.

While the district attorney mainly prosecutes felonies in Houston County Superior Court, the solicitor general prosecutes lower-level misdemeanors in state court.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing abortions in the Houston area.

Rojas is the first person to be arrested under Texas' abortion trigger ban, HB 1280, which took effect in August 2022.

Paxton said that Maria "Dr. Maria" Rojas is a known midwife in Northwest Houston and was taken into custody in Waller County.

On Monday, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced the arrest of Houston-area midwife Maria Margarita Rojas. She was charged with providing illegal abortions and practicing medicine ...

According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the 48-year-old woman operated several clinics across the Houston area and was practicing medicine without a license.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced the arrest of a Houston-area midwife for allegedly performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine illegally, marking the first criminal case to be filed under the state’s abortion ban.