AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a new opioid settlement worth $720 million with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. In partnership with State Attorneys General across the country, this settlement will […]
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Texas Game Wardens Emphasize Safety Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
AUSTIN – With Labor Day weekend marking the unofficial end of summer, Texas Game Wardens will patrol waterways across the state to enforce laws and regulations while doing all they can to keep the public safe on and around the water. Last […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation and Demands Documents from Plano ISD Following Antisemitic Incidents
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Plano Independent School District (“PISD”) for permitting and facilitating antisemitic behavior. Reports have indicated that students in PISD have been subjected to biased materials that advance a pro-Palestinian worldview […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Urges Texas Supreme Court to Reverse Flawed, Unprecedented Ruling Protecting Beto O’Rourke
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has made an emergency filing with the Texas Supreme Court following a deeply flawed and unprecedented decision by the newly formed Fifteenth Court of Appeals that puts a hold on a series of thoughtful […]
Texas House Approves Sweeping Redesign of Student Assessments
Texas 2036 applauds passage of House Bill 8, which introduces more tailored assessments with faster feedback to parents and teachers and yearly release of accountability ratings for schools. Austin, Texas — Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed legislation to improve student […]
Text, Call or Click: Texas Game Wardens Make Reporting Wildlife Crimes Easier Than Ever with Tip411
AUSTIN — Texans now have a faster, easier and completely anonymous way to report fishing, wildlife and boating violations—putting the power to protect our natural resources right at their fingertips. Operation Game Thief (OGT), Texas’ wildlife crime-stoppers program, has launched Tip411—a […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Slams Radical Austin Judge for Keeping Dangerous Vagrant Shelter Open After Stabbing as Students Return to Nearby Elementary School
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton condemned Travis County District Court Judge Aurora Martinez-Jones for refusing to hear the State’s emergency request to shut down the Austin-based Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, which operates next to an elementary school. “It it’s […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Urge the Supreme Court of Texas to Declare Rogue Democrats’ Seats Vacant for Abandoning Office
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed his merits brief before the Supreme Court of Texas, presenting the legal grounds for declaring vacant the seats of the Democrat legislators who abandoned their duties and fled the state to break quorum. […]
Big Time Texas Hunts Kicks Off 29th Year of Conservation Fundraising
AUSTIN— Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has added bonuses for winners as it opens entries for this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts, offering some of the best hunting opportunities on Texas private ranches and public lands. This year, for the […]
Speaker Dustin Burrows Commends Passage of Disaster Preparedness & Relief Bills
AUSTIN, Texas – Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows today issued the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed its priority disaster preparedness and relief legislation to help strengthen the state against future emergencies and provide relief to communities impacted […]
