AG Paxton Lauds SCOTX Decision Invalidating Illegal Bag Bans Statewide

AG Paxton Lauds SCOTX Decision Invalidating Illegal Bag Bans Statewide

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Texas Supreme Court after it upheld last year’s ruling by the Texas 4th Court of Appeals that the city of Laredo’s ban on single-use plastic bags is illegal. The ruling effectively invalidates unlawful bag bans across Texas. In August 2016, the 4th Court of Appeals rendered a summary judgment in favor of the Laredo Merchants Association, which argued that the city of Laredo’s ban on single-use […]