Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday that Google signed a $1.375 billion settlement regarding the misuse of users’ private data. In a press release, Paxton said the settlement marks the “conclusion of two of the largest data privacy enforcement actions ever brought by a single state against the tech giant.” “This historic $1.375 billion price tag for Google’s misconduct sends a clear warning to all of Big Tech that I will take aggressive action against any company that misuses Texans’ data and violates their privacy,” said Paxton. “If Big Tech thinks they can get away with abusing user data and illegally spying on Texans without consequences, I will make sure they are proven wrong. This monumental settlement is a testament to my office’s commitment to taking on the biggest companies in the world and securing victory on behalf of Texans,” he added. I’m glad to announce that Google has now signed a historic $1.375 BILLION settlement with Texas—the largest ever, with a single state. If Big Tech thinks they can get away with abusing user data and illegally spying on Texans without consequences, I will prove them wrong. pic.twitter.com/3ETdy2nra4 — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) October 31, 2025 More from the press release: Attorney General Paxton previously sued Google for unlawfully tracking and collecting users’ private data regarding geolocation, incognito browsing activity, and biometric identifiers. The settlement obtained by Attorney General Paxton for these combined abuses far eclipses that of any other one state’s settlement against Google for similar claims, with the largest single-state settlement to date outside of Texas being $93 million. Additionally, a forty-state coalition secured $391 million in its privacy case against Google, which is almost one billion dollars less than what Attorney General Paxton secured for Texas alone. Attorney General Paxton thanks Norton Rose Fulbright, who served as outside counsel to the Office of Attorney General. This settlement follows Attorney General Paxton’s $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly Facebook) for illegal biometric data collection and his $700 million and $8 million settlements with Google for anticompetitive and deceptive trade practices. “The total dwarfs even a 40-state coalition’s joint win, signaling a massive shift in how states might go solo against Big Tech,” Mario Nawfal noted. GOOGLE FINED $1.375B IN TEXAS AG'S BIGGEST TECH TAKEDOWN Texas just landed the biggest single-state privacy settlement in U.S. history… and it’s not even close. AG Ken Paxton took on Google over secret tracking, spying in incognito mode, and harvesting biometric data,… https://t.co/x0bDrhoFNy pic.twitter.com/dt79qIv4N8 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 31, 2025 KVIA noted: Google spokesperson José Castañeda said the agreement settles “raft of old claims” that the company has “long since changed.” “We are pleased to put them behind us, and we will continue to build robust privacy controls into our services,” he said in a statement.