HOUSTON – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit played a pivotal role in an investigation leading to the successful federal prosecution of nine pharmaceutical distributor executives, sales representatives, and brokers involved in the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 […]
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Obtains 55-Year Sentence for Child Sex Offender in Nueces County
CORPUS CHRISTI – A jury in the 117th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, sentenced Lowell Williams to 40 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child and […]
Texas Comptroller’s Office Releases Study on Organized Retail Theft in Texas
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced the release of his agency’s A Study on Organized Retail Theft in Texas (PDF), which reflects the findings of a Hegar-led Texas Organized Retail Theft (ORT) Task Force and includes recommendations developed from meetings, interviews […]
The First Thanksgiving Before Plymouth Rock
By: U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas As the holiday season approaches, we look forward to gathering with family and friends, sharing stories, enjoying hearty meals, and giving thanks for the blessings in our lives. For many, Thanksgiving brings to mind […]
Give thanks for tow trucks and other emergency vehicles this Thanksgiving by moving over or slowing down when they’re stopped on the roadside
AUSTIN – Motorists are urged to slow down or move over for stopped emergency vehicles including tow trucks, police cars and fire trucks, as they travel Texas roadways during this Thanksgiving holiday. Texas law requires drivers to slow down at least 20 miles […]
Mountain Lion Harvest Reporting Now Available on Texas Hunt & Fish Mobile App
AUSTIN —The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently added an option for hunters and trappers to voluntarily report mountain lion harvest in the Texas Hunt & Fish mobile app. The app allows hunters and trappers who harvest a mountain lion to enter […]
A Statement from Chancellor John Sharp on the appointment of Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture
“Aggieland is very proud of our own Brooke Rollins for her appointment to Secretary of Agriculture. From her time as student body president at Texas A&M University, she has shown remarkable leadership and interpersonal skills. We at the largest agriculture […]
Senate Passes Cruz Bill to Memorialize Bastrop Post Office in Honor of Eight-Time Purple Heart Recipient Sergeant Major Billy Waugh
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the Senate passed his bill designating the United States Post Office located on Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.” The bill […]
Texas Supreme Court Sides With Attorney General Paxton, Enabling Wasteful, Politically-Motivated Litigation with Former Employees to End
AUSTIN – In a major win for the State of Texas, the State Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Paxton against former OAG employees whose effort to prolong costly, politically-motivated litigation against the Agency has wasted public resources for […]
DPS Launches New Border Mounted Patrol Unit, Graduates Inaugural Class
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever Border Mounted Patrol Unit, a dedicated team of highly trained Texas Highway Patrol (THP) Troopers paired with equine partners who are equipped […]
