AUSTIN – In a major win for the State of Texas, the State Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Paxton against former OAG employees whose effort to prolong costly, politically-motivated litigation against the Agency has wasted public resources for […]
General News
DPS Launches New Border Mounted Patrol Unit, Graduates Inaugural Class
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever Border Mounted Patrol Unit, a dedicated team of highly trained Texas Highway Patrol (THP) Troopers paired with equine partners who are equipped […]
DPS Graduates Eight New K-9 Teams and Three K-9 Tech Trainers
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) proudly announces the graduation of eight new K-9 teams and three certified K-9 Tech Trainers, strengthening DPS’ ability to protect and serve Texans statewide. These teams will serve as a critical […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Justice Division Secures Life Sentence for Capital Murder in Midland
MIDLAND –A Midland County jury found Clinton Lee Young III guilty of capital murder for shooting Samuel Petrey in the head twice, in November 2001, at an oil lease site after carjacking him at gunpoint in Eastland, Texas. Young […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Over $100 Million in Environmental Penalties From Company Responsible for 2019 Chemical Manufacturing Plant Explosion
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement of the State’s lawsuits against TPC Group Inc. and TPC Group, LLC, whose chemical manufacturing plant in Port Neches exploded in November 2019. The explosion forced thousands of Texans to evacuate […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures 30-Year Sentence for Tyler County Man Convicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
WOODVILLE – Michael Clint Wallace, Jr. of Warren, Texas, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. The victim was a family member whom Wallace sexually assaulted over the course […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Secure Conviction of Houston Pharmacy Owner in $160M Fraud Scheme
HOUSTON – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured justice as Mohamad Mokbel, a 59-year-old Houston man, was convicted on 15 counts of healthcare fraud for a massive pharmaceutical-compounding fraud scheme. Mokbel orchestrated the fraudulent billing of expensive […]
HHSC Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Rural Hospitals on National Rural Health Day
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is observing National Rural Health Day today by recognizing work to support the state’s rural hospitals. Since its inception in September 2023, the HHSC Rural Hospital Finance and Coordination office has awarded […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Has Awarded More than $200 Million in Grants to Boost Law Enforcement Salaries, Hiring in Smaller Communities
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said his office has delivered about $225 million in financial assistance to rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices as part of a grant program to help ensure professional law enforcement and legal representation of the […]
Cornyn: Houston to Receive $3M to Reduce DNA Testing Backlog & Help Solve Crimes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that Harris County and the Houston Forensic Science Center were awarded federal grants totaling $3,264,269 to reduce the backlog of DNA testing and analysis to aid law enforcement efforts in investigating, prosecuting, […]
