January marked the start of the new year and the announcement of a new milestone in Texas. TWC announced that Texas ranks first in the nation with 650,100 positions gained in 2022. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Texas not […]
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Paxton Fights to Stop Large Outside Groups from Receiving More than Victims in Class Action Cases
Attorney General Paxton has joined two Montana-led cert-stage amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against advocacy groups receiving large funds in settlement cases when the victims receive little or nothing. At issue are cy pres awards, which are awards often granted to non-class […]
Lone Star Flight Museum Announces 2023 Texas Aviation Hall Of Fame Inductees
Induction ceremony and luncheon set for Friday, April 21, 2023 The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) is pleased to announce the selection of four new inductees into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. The TAHOF selection committee has named Daniel Baker, […]
Regents to Consider Significant Increase in Texas A&M-Fort Worth Construction Budget
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, in the Bethancourt Ballroom 2300 in the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. The Board will immediately recess to executive session. […]
Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect U.S. Crude Oil Reserves from Foreign Adversaries
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today reintroduced the No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act to ensure that Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil is not exported to nations that are adversaries of the United States. Forty-eight years ago today, […]
Paxton Issues Consumer Alert to Help Inform Texans of their Consumer Rights Following Last Week’s Ice Storms
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton is monitoring reports of price gouging after Governor Abbott issued an Ice Storm Disaster Declaration for seven counties affected by last week’s storm, which triggered the Office of the Attorney General’s price gouging authority. Attorney […]
Paxton Calls on Congress to Give States the Ability to Better Combat Prisoners’ Use of Contraband Cell Phones
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton joined a South Carolina-led letter sent to Congressional leadership in the House and Senate, urging them to pass legislation that would give states additional tools to limit criminal inmates’ use of contraband cell phones. The use of contraband cell phones by inmates presents […]
Sens. Cruz, Graham, Tim Scott Demand Answers from Smithsonian Over Harassment of Pro-Life Student Group at National Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), is leading a Senate effort to demand answers from […]
Paxton Fights to Ensure that Those Who Encourage Unlawful Border Crossings and Violent Crimes Face Prosecution
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led amicus brief requesting the United States Supreme Court to protect a 70-year-old criminal law that has been reliably used to stop the encouragement and inducement of illegal immigration. Attorney General Paxton is urging the Court to reverse a decision by the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals […]
O.H. Ivie Ushers in February with Four Lunkers in Four Days
ATHENS – O.H. Ivie kick-started the second month of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season Thursday afternoon with a pair of Legacy Class Lunkers, followed by one on Friday and another on Sunday to close out the week. This run of Lunkers […]
