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Paxton Demands Construction of Border Wall in Laredo Sector
Paxton Demands Construction of Border Wall in Laredo Sector. -
AG Paxton Joins Multistate Letter to Mayorkas Demanding Disbanding of Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board
AG Paxton Joins Multistate Letter to Mayorkas Demanding Disbanding of Biden Administration’s Disinformation Governance Board. -
Morrisey chides Biden over border issues during two-day Texas briefing
WESLACO, Texas — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is visiting the country’s Southwest border in Texas where he and attorneys general from 12 other states were hosted by the governor of Texas for a briefing regarding issues at the border. -
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement. -
NCLA & TPPF file class-action for naturally immune federal employees against COVID vaccine mandate
DC – Federal workers with naturally acquired immunity to COVID-19 have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. government, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci and other members of the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, the group designated to act as the intermediate enforcer of the executive order mandating that all federal employees get vaccinated, a press release states. -
Paxton says he's victorious in latest immigration battle with the Biden Administration
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton is pleased with the district court’s decision to issue a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration after they failed to detain dangerous criminal aliens, a press release states. This is the latest of series of immigration wins against the federal government for the state of Texas. -
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Paxton Partners with Gov. Abbott’s Task Force on Border and Homeland Security
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the formation of a Task Force on Border and Homeland Security. -
Paxton: Traffickers are Taking Advantage of the Pandemic to Prey on the Vulnerable
As many of our daily activities have moved online due to the novel coronavirus, so have criminals. And one of their targets is our children. -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor Abbott Meets With DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf In Austin
Governor Greg Abbott met with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf in Austin. -
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR: Governor Abbott Announces Grant Funding To Support Border Security Operations in Texas
Governor Greg Abbott announced $4.7 million in federal Operation Stonegarden Grant Program (OPSG) funding to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies along the border. -
Texas, six other states file suit alleging DACA program is unconstitutional
BROWNSVILLE – A lawsuit brought by Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia against federal officials and agencies alleges that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program is not based on firm constitutional ground. -
ACLU sues customs and border enforcement for allegedly violating FOIA law
HOUSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a lawsuit in district court against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for allegedly failing to provide documents or respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed back in February. -
States look to delay immigration action case until after inauguration
BROWNSVILLE – Texas and more than a dozen other states have asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to stay a case related to their challenge of President Barack Obama’s suspension of immigration laws covering 4 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States until after the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump. -
Black woman accuses homeland security secretary of discrimination
HOUSTON — An immigration agent is suing the U.S. secretary of homeland security, alleging age and racial discrimination. -
Man alleges he was illegally detained for extended period
An incarcerated man has filed suit against the Montgomery County sheriff, saying he has not been released from jail in a timely manner.Bernardino Cuevas states he was arrested July 28 for allegedly driving while intoxicated. He was booked into the Montgomery County Jail, according to the complaint filed Aug. 27 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas. While Cuevas was incarcerated, -
PERSONNEL FILE: Construction law firm Allensworth & Porter adds female associate
May AUSTIN - Allensworth & Porter LLP of Austin is pleased to announce that Sara Whittington "Whitney" May has joined the firm as an associate.�� -
Lawsuit filed after Homeland Security employee causes rear-end collision
A Hardin County resident has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after he was rear-ended by a government employee during a mandatory hurricane evacuation order. -
AMA honors Perry for tort reform efforts
Gov. Rick Perry (R) For his leadership in reforming Texas' tort system, the American Medical Association honored Gov. Rick Perry with its Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service.