With the suit, filed Wednesday in state court, Paxton joins several other states that have sued over the chemicals, known as PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Those include California, Illinois, North Carolina, Wisconsin.

“These companies knew for decades that PFAS chemicals could cause serious harm to human health yet continued to advertise them as safe for household use around families and children,” Paxton said in a statement. “Texas is taking action to penalize these companies and hold them accountable for deceiving Texans into buying consumer products without vital information.”