AUSTIN – On January 11, Attorney General Paxton acknowledged Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Leadership from the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) delivered remarks from the Texas Capitol building alongside other officials and community partners from the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention […]
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TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Matagorda Bay
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2024. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Response with SCOTUS Opposing Biden Administration’s Effort to Resume Destruction of Texas Border Barriers
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the Biden Administration’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) vacate a current injunction that protects Texas concertina wire barriers near the United States-Mexico border […]
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 3.3 percent more than in January 2023. These allocations are based on sales […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Delivered Over $200 Million to Texans from Medicaid Fraud Investigations in 2023
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that, in fiscal year 2023, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) recovered more than $200 million from entities and individuals who defrauded the Texas Medicaid system or were accused of doing […]
Cornyn: Rice University to Receive Nearly $2M for Research to Help Lower Consumer Wireless Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Rice University was awarded a federal grant of $1,943,101 from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration through the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, which […]
Financial Crimes Intelligence Center Recovers 624 Skimmers And Prevents $171.5 Million In Monetary Losses In Its First Two Years
AUSTIN – In the two years since it officially opened, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) prevented $171,516,831 in monetary losses due to fraud in Texas and recovered 445 credit card skimmers and 5,574 fraudulent credit cards. The FCIC, located […]
Supreme Court to Review President Trump’s Ballot Eligibility Case After Attorney General Paxton Files Amicus Brief With 26 Other States
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 26 other attorneys general in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) arguing against a legally unfounded decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to remove presidential candidate […]
HHSC Encourages Cancer Screenings During Cervical Health Awareness Month
AUSTIN – As part of National Cervical Health Awareness Month this January, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer. “Routine cervical cancer screening is the most effective way to detect cervical […]
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Dept. of Education After Activist Teachers’ Union “Teach-In” Celebrating Hamas Terrorism
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California Tony Thurmond expressing deep concern following a “teach-in” conducted on December 6, 2023 by an activist faction […]
