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Justice at Last for Michael Flynn
When the U.S. Department of Justice—at the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr—announced on May 7 that it was dropping all charges against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former National Security Advisor’s years-long legal nightmare finally ended. The nightmare began on January 24, 2017, when hyper-partisan FBI agent Peter Strzok (subsequently fired), acting on the instructions of FBI Director James Comey (subsequently fired), improperly met with the newly-appointed National Security Advisor at the White House—without counsel and on a pretense—to conduct an “ambush” interview lacking any legitimate investigatory predicate. Comey later acknowledged that the FBI took advantage of “chaos” in the early days of the Trump administration by deciding not to coordinate with the White House Counsel or the DOJ before conducting Flynn’s interview. -
Texas AG warns county judges, local officials on unlawful COVID-19 orders
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued letters to three Texas counties (Dallas, Bexar, and Travis) and two mayors (San Antonio and Austin), warning that some requirements in their local public health orders are unlawful and can confuse law-abiding citizens. -
Texas Bar gives proposed budget presentation to Texas Supreme Court, seeks 3% increase
AUSTIN – The State Bar of Texas gave its proposed budget presentation to the Texas Supreme Court today. -
Texas AG gives answer to question of selling firearms to those whose driver's license expired during COVID-19 pandemic
AUSTIN – If a person’s driver’s license expired on or after March 13, the license isn’t technically expired, according to Attorney General Ken Paxton. However, whether that person can lawfully buy a gun is still up to the federal government apparently. -
Texas Supreme Court orders release of salon owner Shelly Luther
DALLAS – Two days after being sentenced, the Texas Supreme Court has ordered the release of Shelly Luther, a salon owner who was jailed for opening her business and violating an executive stay-at-home order. -
CONSUMER ALERT: AG Paxton warns of scammers impersonating government entities
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans that scammers have been spotted posing as state agencies to solicit money from hardworking consumers. -
Texas AG calls for immediate release of salon owner jailed for working to ‘feed her family’
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to a Dallas County judge, stating that he abused his authority by putting Shelley Luther, owner of a hair salon, in jail for opening her salon to feed her family. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Applauds Fifth Circuit for Prioritizing the Health and Safety of Medical Professionals Combating COVID-19 Crisis Over the Demands of Prisoners
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for ordering a stay that blocks a lower court order sharply limiting state officials’ ability to respond to the rapidly developing COVID-19 pandemic in Texas prisons and across the State. -
Cal-Maine Foods selling eggs at ‘exorbitant’ prices during COVID-19 crisis, price-gouging suit alleges
HOUSTON - Cal-Maine Foods, the dominant egg seller in Texas, has been hit with a price-gouging lawsuit. -
Harris County Attorney Ryan prevails in legal fight to maintain local government authority
HOUSTON - Judge Rabeea Collier of the 113th State District Court has denied a request from Attorney General Ken Paxton to stop Harris County from collecting attorney’s fees in a lawsuit against the owners of a mobile home park who failed to provide the residents with clean drinking water or safe sewage disposal. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Urges Fifth Circuit to Block District Court Ruling That Prioritizes Felons Over Frontline Warriors in Fight Against COVID-19
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a motion to stay with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urging the court to block a lower court’s order that prioritized the demands of prison inmates over the safety of medical professionals. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Voting by Mail Based on Disability Reserved for Texans With Actual Illness or Medical Problem Rendering Them Unable to Vote In-Person
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter in response to Representative Stephanie Klick’s request for guidance on whether, under the Texas Election Code, Texans may claim disability based on fears of contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and receive a ballot to vote by mail in upcoming elections. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Urges Fifth Circuit to Once Again Uphold Governor Abbott’s Executive Order Suspending Elective Medical Procedures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, asking it to stay a lower court’s order preventing Texas from suspending certain abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan Applauds Mail-in Ballot Decision
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan applauded the decision by District Judge Tim Sulak to issue a temporary injunction allowing all voters at risk of contracting the coronavirus if they vote in person to ask for a mail-in ballot. -
Texas school district preparing to sue Juul, sends contingent contract to AG for approval
AUSTIN – Waxahachie ISD recently sent a contingency fee contract to the Office of the Attorney General, requesting approval to green light litigation against the vaping company Juul. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton: Prohibiting Nonresident Homeowners from Occupying Their Property is Unconstitutional
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter to the Gunnison County Department of Health and Human Services in Colorado, warning that its Fifth Amended Standing Health Order violated the United States Constitution by unlawfully discriminating against nonresident homeowners by demanding they vacate Gunnison County. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Asks Fifth Circuit to Once Again Uphold Governor’s Order Halting Unnecessary Medical Procedures After District Court Enters Second Injunction in One Week Granting Special Treatment to Abortion Providers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a second, immediate appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to once again enforce Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA 09) postponing any unnecessary medical procedures to preserve desperately needed medical supplies for the health professionals combating the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). -
Texas AG to Kendall County: Butt out!
Prior to the passage of House Bill 2826 late last summer, Texas law required local governments to submit contingency-fee contracts to the state comptroller for approval. -
AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Upholds Governor’s Order Halting Unnecessary Medical Procedures During COVID-19 Disaster
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for upholding Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 09, which requires all health care facilities and professionals to postpone any unnecessary medical procedures to free up hospital beds and preserve precious medical supplies for those combating the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). -
AG Paxton Leads Multistate Amicus Urging SCOTUS to Allow People to Sue Corporations in the State Where They Were Injured
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison have led 40 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of decisions by the Supreme Courts of Montana and Minnesota.