AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended the Texas Supreme Court for issuing an order granting the release of salon owner Shelley Luther, who was jailed for opening her salon and working in order to feed her family and assist employees with providing […]
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Attorney General Paxton Applauds Governor Abbott for Eliminating Confinement as Punishment for Violating COVID-19 Executive Orders
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today commended Governor Greg Abbott for eliminating confinement as a punishment for violating his executive orders related to COVID-19. The modifications are being applied retroactively. “I applaud Gov. Abbott’s decision to ensure that penalties for violating public […]
CONSUMER ALERT: AG Paxton Warns of Scammers Impersonating Government Entities
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today warned Texans that scammers have been spotted posing as state agencies to solicit money from hardworking consumers. There are variations of this scam, such as local law enforcement contacting you with a warrant, agencies asking […]
Sen. Cruz Calls on Congress to Focus on Getting Americans Back to Work and Holding China Accountable
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on Fox News’ ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’, the Hugh Hewitt Show, and CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box,’ to discuss the next steps Congress must take to get the more than 30 million Americans who have filed for unemployment safely back to work, the […]
AG Paxton Announces Coordinating Council Plan to Help Eradicate Human Trafficking
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, leading the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council, released Phase I of a five-year strategic plan to halt and prevent human trafficking in Texas. The Coordinating Council is the first single entity in the […]
AG Paxton Calls for Immediate Release of Salon Owner Unjustly Jailed for Working to Feed Her Family
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to a Dallas County judge, stating that he abused his authority by putting Shelley Luther, owner of a hair salon, in jail for opening her salon to feed her family. “I find it outrageous and out of touch that during this […]
“We need to find a way to protect health care workers”
Leading Texas A&M scientist and Chancellor John Sharp discuss clinical trial, potential cognitive damage caused by COVID-19 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A Texas A&M University scientist is asking hundreds of health care workers in Texas to participate in a large-scale […]
Sen. Cruz Cosponsors Bipartisan Senate Bill to Help Families of First Responders Lost to COVID-19 Access Public Service Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C – As America’s first responders face perils on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of senators is working to ensure families of public safety officers lost to COVID-19 can quickly access survivor benefits. U.S. […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Send Letter to FBI and ATF on Firearms Background Check System during Coronavirus Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senate colleagues sent a letter today to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) Acting Director Regina Lombardo encouraging them […]
UHV making plans to reopen campus for fall semester
A recently formed University of Houston-Victoria task force is planning how the university will reopen its campus for the fall semester after offering online classes during the spring and summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. UHV administrators previously announced that […]
