AUSTIN – The Texas attorney general is leading a 13-state coalition in a bid to resist an Obama administration directive that would effectively require all public schools and businesses to open up all intimate areas – rest rooms, locker rooms, showers, etc. – to both sexes.
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is joining is seeking a nationwide injunction to halt enforcement of the federal government’s directive on transgender students.
AUSTIN - The pro-choice movement has seen a recent victory with the U.S. Supreme Court voting to strike down Texas’ House Bill 2 (H.B. 2), which would have affected women’s access to safe and legal abortions.
AUSTIN – Two separate opinions have been issued this month by Texas Attorney General Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton Jr's office, both in response to separate requests from former Commissioner of Education Michael Williams.
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously against oil and gas company Southwest Royalties, Inc., in a tax-refund case that will ultimately save the state and its taxpayers more than $4 billion.
AUSTIN – District 2 Rep. Dan Flynn said he is pleased with the recent opinion issued by the state’s attorney general reaffirming that residents of Texas all are subject to Texas law.
AUSTIN - The tide my be turning in mass hailstorm litigation, as data collected by the Texas Department of Insurance shows fewer complaints being filed during 2013-2015, compared to 2012.
AUSTIN—On June 20 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Texas consumers who have purchased electronic books (E-books) should begin receiving account credits or checks as a result of the successful prosecution of a price-fixing case against Apple, according to a press release “This is the final chapter in this long-fought litigation with Texas leading the pursuit of justice for consumers across the country,” said Paxton.
AUSTIN – On June 16 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office obtained a temporary restraining order stopping Good Timez Boutique & Smoke Shop, its owners, and landlord from selling dangerous and highly-addictive synthetic drugs to youth in the Houston area, a press release states.
AUSTIN – There's still time to sign up for next month's annual Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Mid-Year Property and Casualty Insurance Symposium in Austin, a council spokesman said during a recent interview.
AUSTIN—An expansion by W. W. Grainger Inc. in San Antonio that will bring approximately 200 jobs to the city is the latest example of businesses across a wide range of industries that are moving to or expanding in Texas, a trend that’s partly due to the state’s favorable legal, regulatory and tax climates, according to the state’s economic development chief.
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Child Support Division ranks first in the nation for collecting more than $3.869 billion in child support for the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2015, a June press release states.
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that a group of optometrists suing Wal-Mart over workday requirements were not entitled to civil penalties.
AUSTIN—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns all Texans to be aware of unscrupulous contractors who may attempt to take advantage of home owners after damaging storms.
AUSTIN – Texas Watch, a self-proclaimed consumer protection group, recently launched a campaign urging Lone Star residents to tell the Texas Department of Insurance to keep arbitration out of insurance disputes.
AUSTIN — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently sent a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to stop spending federal tax dollars to comply with the halted Power Plan.
