Texas AG announces $8M settlement with Google over 'decep­tive advertising'
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Texas's Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that the state had reached an $8M settlement with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) over "deceptive advertising" that promoted the
Pixel 4 smartphone.
"If Google is going to advertise in Texas, their statements better be true," AG Paxton said in a statement. "In this case, the company made statements that were blatantly false, and our settlement holds Google accountable for lying to Texans for financial gain."

The Pixel 4 was confirmed in June 2019 and was discontinued in August 2020.
Texas is still pursuing legal action against Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) over concerns related to private web browsing and alleged manipulation of digital advertising markets.
Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) shares were fractionally higher in early Friday trading.