AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has appealed a recent ruling in a case involving former agency employees, noting that the decision would cripple the state’s ability to settle lawsuits. Texas respects parties’ settled agreements […]
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Cruz Demands Answers About Temporarily Shuttered International Railway Crossings in Texas, Diverted CBP Resources to Process Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration for Overreaching Transportation Emissions Rule
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s regulatory overreach, suing to stop the federal Department of Transportation’s unlawful new greenhouse gas reporting measure. The new federal rule requires the Texas Department of […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Settlement with Major Internet Provider to Address Consumer Complaints
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with CSC Holdings, LLC—the operating subsidiary of the telecommunications company Altice USA, Inc.—to ensure that it provides the services that it advertises to consumers in Texas. […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google for Anticompetitive Practices
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from all states and several territories, has secured a $700 million agreement with Google over anticompetitive conduct concerning the Google Play Store. Google must pay $630 million in restitution, minus […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Against Google for Allegedly Violating User Privacy
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an amicus brief supporting Google users in their suit against the company for deceptively collecting, using, and profiting from their private information. Attorneys General from 18 other states joined Texas in filing […]
Sens. Cruz, Britt Introduce Legislation to Bar Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), members on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, joined together with their colleagues on the committee to introduce the Citizen Ballot Protection Act. This bill would ensure states have […]
Sen. Cruz Demands Answers From DHS Regarding Illegal Aliens’ Use of Fake IDs for Air Travel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Adam Shaw with Fox News has a new report detailing an inquiry by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) into how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may be allowing illegal aliens to […]
Cruz Statement on Americans, Including Texans, Freed from Maduro Custody in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the announcement that ten Americans, including three Texans, have been freed from captivity in Venezuela, where they were held by the Maduro regime, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said, “I’m pleased these Americans, including Texans Luke Denman, Airan Berry, and […]
DPS Reminds Everyone to Make Safety a Priority this Holiday Season
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages everyone to put safety at the top of their list this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol (THP) will conduct its annual Christmas and New Year’s holiday traffic enforcement campaign […]
