AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton and a coalition of attorneys general have sued New York over its blatantly unconstitutional law that seeks to destroy America’s energy industry. Titled the Climate Change Superfund Act, New York’s law would retroactively fine coal, natural gas, and oil producers an astonishing $75 billion for emissions dating back to 2000. The producers targeted by the law do not even have to operate in New York to be fined. The […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into DeepSeek and Notifies the Chinese AI Company of its Violation of Texas State Law
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into DeepSeek—a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”)—regarding the privacy practices of its AI platform and its claims that its AI model rivals the most advanced AI models in the world, including OpenAI’s Model o1. Attorney General Paxton has also notified DeepSeek that its platform violates the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. As part of the investigation, […]
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER REPORTS THE USE OF TEXAS RETURN ADDRESS ON ADDITIONAL UNSOLICITED SEED PACKAGES
He asks Texans to remain vigilant and report unknown seed packages to TDA AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reported that the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) was alerted to a case in Frisco, Texas, where a resident’s address was fraudulently used as the return address on boxes containing several unidentified seed packages. The sender reportedly used Stamps.com to disguise the packages’ source, resulting in recipients sending the unwanted packages back to the return […]
TPWD to Open Oyster Harvest Area in Matagorda Bay
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is opening TX-18 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-18 meets criteria for reopening. These criteria include parameters for oysters reaching certain thresholds based on the abundance of legal-sized oysters three inches or greater. TPWD will continue to monitor all harvest areas and will open or close areas based on […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Stops Radical Abortionist from Unlawfully Supplying Dangerous Drugs to Kill Unborn Babies
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $100,000 penalty and permanent injunction against New York-based Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in violation of state law. “In Texas, we will always protect innocent life and uphold the laws that protect mothers and unborn babies,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Radical out-of-state doctors will not be allowed to peddle dangerous and illegal drugs in Texas to kill unborn babies. […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act to Protect Border Patrol Agents, Local Law Enforcement, and Border Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. The bill makes it a crime to flee from agents or officers in the performance of their duties. Named in honor of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr., who died in the line of duty while pursuing a group of illegal aliens near Mission, Texas, it ensures those who endanger law enforcement are held […]
Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Officer John Barnes Act to Eliminate Delays for Law Enforcement Officer Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced the Officer John Barnes Act. The bill eliminates delays officers and their families experience in the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program (PSOB), which hinder the timely distribution of benefits, and requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to process and decide on benefit claims within 270 days of submission. Upon reintroduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Across the country, our nation’s law enforcement officers selflessly serve as the front line of defense for […]
Annual White Bass Run Looking Strong in East Texas
AUSTIN – Heavy fall rain will mean anglers in east Texas should enjoy prime white bass fishing this spring, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict, while results could be spottier in central and south Texas. Each spring, white bass run upstream from reservoirs into rivers and creeks to spawn, creating prime fishing opportunities for new and seasoned anglers. White bass can be targeted from the bank, motorized boat or paddle craft in multiple […]
DPS Presents Awards at First PSC Meeting of 2025
(Pictured: Michael Adcock) AUSTIN – The Public Safety Commission (PSC), along with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Colonel Freeman F. Martin, recognized the service of several Texans at the first PSC meeting of the year today at DPS Headquarters in Austin. PSC Commissioners and Colonel Martin presented two William P. Clements Excellence Awards, two Director’s Citations, two Director’s Awards and seven Lifesaving Awards. “Today, we proudly recognize the dedication and bravery of some of the heroes who call Texas home,” said […]
Murderer Convicted of Thanksgiving Day Double Homicide Executed Following Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Efforts to Secure Justice
AUSTIN – Texas has executed Richard Lee Tabler, who was convicted of a double homicide and admitted to killing two others, after Attorney General Ken Paxton fought to uphold his death sentence. On November 25, 2004, Tabler lured Mohamed-Amine Rahmouni and Haitham Zayed to a parking lot under the pretense of selling cheap stereo equipment and murdered them with a borrowed handgun. Four days later, law enforcement arrested Tabler who confessed to the shootings and […]