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TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Poll Watchers/Workers May Perform Duties Within 6ft of Others
The Office of the Attorney General has received reports of poll watchers being dismissed for not maintaining more than six feet of social distancing from voters or election workers. -
Harris County sues AG Paxton, wants to keep County Clerk Hollins’ legal time and expense records under wraps
HOUSTON – Back in May, Harris County tapped Chris Hollins to be its new clerk, an attorney the county had hired to represent it in two lawsuits. And even though Hollins says he “paused” his legal services to the county, the county is suing to keep his firm’s time and expense records from being disclosed to the public. -
AG Paxton sues Google for illegally maintaining monopolies in Internet search and search advertising services
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. -
Paxton says former first assistant faced investigative leave right before resignation, quit to set narrative
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff blindsided him when they publicly attacked him earlier this month, a move he says was made to set the narrative. -
Real estate investor Nate Paul threatens litigation: 'Mishandled' investigation included Ranger 'yelling in his face' for pursuing complaint
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has reportedly closed an investigation of possible abuse surrounding the FBI raids of Nate Paul's home and offices last August – a maneuver that set off a harsh reaction from Paul's attorney on Sunday. -
AG Paxton slams staffers he calls 'rogue employees' who impeded investigation of investigators; Says he won't resign
AUSTIN - More than a year has passed since FBI agents raided the home and offices of area businessman Nate Paul, yet no apparent criminal charges have materialized. -
Who pays someone $950 an hour to read?
Attorney Mikal Watts charges $950 an hour for his time. Cha-ching! Cha-ching! Cha-ching! If you’re a client of his, you want to cut to the chase, and fast. -
Texas AG announces joint prosecution of Gregg County organized election fraud in mail-in balloting scheme
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that authorities arrested Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns, and DeWayne Ward on charges in connection with an organized vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic primary election. -
Mikal Watt’s work on opioid litigation totals $1.38M, attorney bills for reading news articles
SAN ANTONIO – Most people can only fantasize about getting paid tens of thousands of dollars to kick back and read the newspaper. For the controversial Mikal Watts, however, it seems to be a reality. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Statement on Passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement following the mournful news of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing: “Our hearts go out to the family of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a remarkable woman, a fighter of top intellect and reason, who passed away this evening. -
Crossing the Bar
Is that legal? Can they do that? Those are good questions to ask of persons in positions of authority in the public or the private sector, especially now in this era of accelerating demands for political correctness, ever more narrowly defined. No sooner do you get used to the new “rules,” then the rules change again. No matter how hard you try to comply, you soon find yourself once more beyond the new pale. -
Texas AG turns to appellate courts to stop Harris County Clerk Hollins from ‘unlawfully’ sending millions of ‘unsolicited’ mail-in ballot applications
HOUSTON – On Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal with the 14th Court of Appeals in Houston, urging the court to prevent Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins from sending more than two million unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to registered voters in Harris County, many of whom do not qualify to vote by mail. -
San Antonio ordered to lift airport ban on Chick-fil-A
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration reached an informal resolution with the city of San Antonio regarding its decision to exclude Chick-fil-A from a concession contract based on the religious beliefs associated with that company and its owners. -
AG Paxton warns Texas Bar against adopting 'unconstitutional' ABA Rule 8.4(g)
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a letter urging the State Bar of Texas to drop any consideration of American Bar Association Model Rule 8.4(g). -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Awarded $20 Million Settlement for Bastrop State Park Restoration
Attorney General Ken Paxton commended a settlement awarding $20 million to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) to remedy devastation caused by the failure of Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC to properly manage vegetation growth. -
6th Street bars seeking to reopen lose lawsuit against Gov. Abbott
AUSTIN – Texas bar owners who have turned to the courts in hopes of overturning Gov. Greg Abbott’s shutdown order aren’t finding any help. -
Pointless or not, just wear a mask!
There’s no accounting for taste. One man’s meat is another man’s poison, one man’s trash another man’s treasure, and so on. -
World Class Holdings entities file for bankruptcy amidst litigation against Mitte Foundation
AUSTIN – Two real estate partnerships with ties to Nate Paul’s World Class Holdings recently filed for bankruptcy. -
Latest on mandatory dues challenge: Texas Bar continues to advance highly ‘polarizing agenda’ on racial issues
NEW ORLEANS – Ever since a trial court sided with the State Bar of Texas, the Bar has continued to advance a highly “polarizing agenda” on racial issues, argue three attorneys seeking to end mandatory dues. -
Dismissed: State’s price-gouging suit against Cal-Maine Foods for allegedly selling eggs at ‘exorbitant’ prices during COVID-19 pandemic
HOUSTON - Cal-Maine Foods, the dominant egg seller in Texas, has been dismissed from a price-gouging lawsuit.