As kids kick off the second half of the school year, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds students, parents, teachers and other school administrators that the iWatchTexas program is a critical resource for reporting suspicious activity in schools and […]
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Sen. Cruz on Upcoming Nord Stream 2 Vote: The Eyes of History are Upon Us
‘Today will be one of our very last chances to stop Nord Stream 2, and to stop an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), spoke this morning in […]
Paxton Sues Planned Parenthood to Disgorge $10 Million in Medicaid Payments
On behalf of the State of Texas, Attorney General Paxton has sued Planned Parenthood Federation of America and several Planned Parenthood locations in Texas, seeking recovery of $10 million in payments made by the Texas Medicaid program. The lawsuit states […]
Paxton Works to Stop International Scam Calls
Attorney General Paxton filed comments urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require U.S. telephone companies to curb abusive robocalls from foreign sources. Previously, Attorney General Paxton and 51 attorneys general successfully persuaded the FCC to shorten, by a year, […]
Texas Game Warden’s Investigation Results in Organized Crime Ring Bust and Multiple Arrests
The two year, multi-agency effort led to high praise, award nominations and safer coastal communities What started off as a run-of-the-mill investigation into a series of boat title discrepancies, concluded this past summer with multiple felony charges against three individuals suspected of running […]
USPS Accepted More Than 13.2 Billion Mailpieces and Packages this Holiday Season with an Average Delivery Time of Less Than 3 Days
Mail and package volume accepted into network increased year over year Operational improvements and strategic investments under 10-year plan boosted daily processing capacity by 13 million packages Preparations helped mitigate delays even as volumes surged to 2.8 billion the week […]
Paxton’s December Law Enforcement Round Up
CHILD EXPLOITATION UNIT In Bexar County, David Caesar Berlanga was arrested on December 8 for 9 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. This case was received as a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tipline report. FUGITIVE APPREHENSION UNIT In Bastrop County, Jaime Tamez, Jr. was arrested on December 9 on outstanding warrants for two Counts of Assault of a Family Household Member with Previous Conviction Felony 3, Violation of […]
TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Area in Aransas Bay
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-32 in Aransas Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low abundance […]
Paxton Sues Biden Over Unlawful Vaccine Mandate for Texas State Troops
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration over an unconstitutional vaccine mandate being imposed on the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. Neither the President nor federal military officials can order the Governor of Texas and non-federalized National Guardsmen to comply […]
Paxton Joins Comment Letter Against Vaccine Mandate for CMS Healthcare Employees
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined several states in a comment letter against the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which requires vaccination of all healthcare workers at CMS facilities throughout the […]
