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AG Paxton: Seventh Court of Appeals Allows Prosecution of Mail Ballot Fraudster to Move Forward

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo, Texas for allowing the State to prosecute Erika Lozano-Pelayo for multiple counts of election fraud that resulted in two indictments. Lozano-Pelayo was indicted for providing false […]

AG Paxton Releases Statement on SCOTUS Agreeing to Consider Question of Obamacare Validity  

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a legislative change to Obamacare’s unlawful individual mandate renders the entire law unconstitutional:    “Now that the individual mandate can […]

Sen. Cruz Sends Letter Pressing Customs and Border Protection on Coronavirus Preparedness  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Sens. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) in sending a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan requesting information on the agency’s readiness to prevent the transmission of coronavirus across […]

AG Paxton Joins Letter to FDA Urging Stronger Protections Against Flavored E-Cigarettes

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its enforcement guidance on e-cigarettes. As it stands, the current guidance will not decrease e-cigarette […]