GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas (June 7, 2022) – Galveston Island is the place to be during the 4th of July. The island will host a parade and drone shows along the Gulf, plus fireworks over Offatts Bayou over the long […]
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Sen. Cruz Encourages Disaster Preparedness During Hurricane Season
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in preparation for hurricane season: “Hurricane season has officially begun. An increase in the potential for devastating storms and floods ought to be accompanied by an increase in preparedness for […]
Marine Veteran Demetrius Harrell Jr. Appointed as Texas A&M University System Student Regent
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Marine veteran Demetrius L. Harrell Jr. as student regent for The Texas A&M University System. Harrell, who is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Sociology and […]
Sens. Cruz, Lee Lead Amicus Brief in 303 Creative Case for Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading an amicus brief alongside Senator Mike Lee in support of free speech and religious liberty rights in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - a […]
AG Paxton Secures Settlement with Contact Lens Company for Its Deceptive Trade Practices Toward Texans
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, through his Consumer Protection Division, has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.—specifically, its Hubble contact lens business—in state district court in Bexar County, Texas. Hubble will pay $300,000 in civil […]
Attorney General Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Locates Woman Who Has Been Missing For Over 40 Years, Shortly After Creating the Unit
AUSTIN –In 1981, two deceased individuals, who were the apparent victims of a homicide, were discovered in a wooded area in Houston, Texas, and their identities could not be determined at that time. In 2021, Identifinders International, through the use of genetic genealogy, […]
Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise, USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Fireman 3rd Class Clarence A. Blaylock, 20, of Fort Worth, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on July 29, 2019. On Dec. 7, 1941, Blaylock was assigned […]
AG Paxton Recovers $12.9 Million for the State of Texas Against Pharma Company for its Fraudulent Reporting
Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved an enforcement action against pharmaceutical manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) for reporting inflated drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program. DRL will pay $12.9 million to settle the claims against it. This settlement is the […]
AG Paxton Launches Investigation Against Twitter for Potentially Deceiving Texas Consumers, Texas Businesses Over Fake Bot Accounts
AUSTIN –Today Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. On Twitter, “bots” are automated, non-human accounts that can do virtually […]
AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Florida’s Ban on Sanctuary Cities
AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an amicus brief before the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida’s law banning sanctuary cities. So-called sanctuary cities are political subdivisions that refuse to cooperate with […]
