Today, the Travis County court presiding over Harris County’s mask mandate lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton granted Harris County’s request for a temporary injunction, allowing Harris County to keep in place its mask mandates for schools and County employees. Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee, who represents Harris County in the lawsuit, stated: “This decision is another important win in reining the Governor in and empowering officials to institute measures […]
Travis County
AG Paxton Releases Statement on Recent Allegations
Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement regarding recent allegations from Office of the Attorney General employees: “The Texas attorney general’s office was referred a case from Travis county regarding allegations of crimes relating to the FBI, other government agencies and individuals. My obligation as attorney general is to conduct an investigation upon such referral. Because employees from my office impeded the investigation and because I knew Nate Paul I ultimately decided to hire […]
Texas Parks And Wildlife Law Enforcement Reports
Familiar Faces A Titus County game warden caught three men fishing on Lake Welsh without fishing licenses. One of the subjects gave a false name and date of birth, refusing to cooperate in providing his identity and even requested an ambulance because he was so upset. After the ambulance arrived, he refused transport and gave the EMT’s a different date of birth when he signed the refusal for transport. The man was arrested and transported […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Austin Travis County
AG Paxton filed the preemptive suit to consolidate challenges against SB 4. Austin, Texas – Today, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s preemptive lawsuit against Austin and Travis County over Senate Bill 4. State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) serves as policy chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the oldest and largest Latino legislative caucus in the United States. State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez issued the following statement regarding the ruling: […]