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Political correctness is getting too expensive – and too dangerous
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AG shuts down dating service’s Texas operations
SAN ANTONIO – On Nov. 25 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a final judgment and permanent injunction filed in a Bexar County district court ordering Lone Star Introductions (eLove Matchmaking) to cease operations at its Texas offices, pay civil penalties and consumer restitution. -
Texas nursing chain to pay $3M to resolve kickback allegations
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Calif. governor says Texas, W.Va. AGs grandstanding on climate issue
SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Jerry Brown says the attorneys general of West Virginia and Texas are guilty of “crass obstructionism” as they seek to gain momentum against President Obama’s environmental agenda. Last week, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas AG Ken Paxton sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry in advance of the United Nations climate summit also known as Paris 2015 and COP21. -
A letter to Secretary Kerry
Sending a letter to a public official is a good way to let him know how you feel. -
Texas AG silences atheists on 'In God We Trust' stickers
In a new opinion about the legality of stickers on police vehicles that read “In God We Trust”, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reassured worried state legislators that the stickers are legal, should not be removed, and that the sticker policy will easily survive any court challenge to force their removal. -
Texas, W.Va. attorneys general underscore legal limits of Obama administration on climate accord
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have called on U.S. -
Obama administration takes immigration fight to Supreme Court
The Obama Administration petitioned the U.S. -
Fifth Circuit upholds amnesty injunction, Texas leaders praise ruling
In May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Obama Administration’s motion for an emergency stay on an injunction halting the president’s executive amnesty order. On Nov. 9 the federal court upheld the injunction blocking its implementation until the case goes to trial. -
Texas, WV spearheading lawsuit seeking to end EPA Clean Power Plan
Attorneys General Patrick Morrisey (West Virginia) and Ken Paxton are leading a coalition of 22 others states in a lawsuit seeking to strike down the U.S. -
Texas sues U.S. over ‘unconstitutional Obamacare Tax’
On Oct. 22 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas has filed suit against the federal government over a regulation forcing states to effectively pay an unconstitutional to fund the Affordable Care Act. According to a press release, the law coercively threatens to choke off Medicaid funds for the health needs of millions of Texas citizens, including over 350,000 children, unless Texas taxpayers pay hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for Obamacare. “This threat to cut Medicaid fund -
Texas officials and legislators react to WOTUS block
On Oct. 12, the U.S. -
Federal class action brought against Volkswagen over deceptive marketing of Jetta
A North Texas man has filed a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., claiming the car manufacturer “violated state and federal environmental laws when it sold vehicles with fraudulently manipulated vehicle emissions control devices in an effort to circumvent emissions testing requirements.” Sherman resident Barry Henry’s suit, filed Oct. 7 in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas, asserts the Volkswagen vehicles released Nitrogen Oxide at levels that far -
Texas AG applauds stay of ‘illegal’ water rule
On Oct. 9 a federal court halted the Obama Administration’s new waters of the U.S. -
Texas AG sues Volkswagen over environmental violations
On Oct. 8 Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Volkswagen and Audi over violations of state consumer protection laws, along with a separate suit charging that the companies violated clean air standards in Texas. -
Gulf States, federal government announce settlement with BP over Deepwater Horizon spill
On Oct. 5 Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas, together with four states and the federal government, reached a settlement with BP that fully resolves all remaining government claims against the company resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. -
Group applauds Paxton for filing brief in support of Kountze cheerleaders
In a recent amicus brief to Texas Supreme Court, the State of Texas asks the Court to protect the students’ rights to free speech and religious expression On Sept. 28 the Liberty Institute commended Attorney General Ken Paxton for filing the brief in the case of Matthews v. -
Texas AG sues to stop sale of synthetic marijuana at Houston convenience store
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has teamed up with the Harris County Attorney’s Office to stop a Houston convenience store from distributing and selling products containing synthetic marijuana. -
Texas AG names Beaumont man ‘Managing Attorney of the Year’
Matt Block honored as top managing attorney for his dedication to Texas children Attorney General Ken Paxton recently recognized Matt Block in the Child Support Division’s Beaumont office for his commitment to Texas children. -
Wal-Mart's suit over ‘irrational’ liquor ban set for September 2016 trial
A September 2016 trial has been slated in Wal-Mart's suit against the state, which claims that an “irrational” law is keeping the mega-retailer from selling distilled spirits in the Lone Star State. Court records show that on Sept. 8 U.S.