Supreme Court of Texas

AG Paxton: Texas Supreme Court Ends Unlawful City of Austin and Travis County Shutdown Orders

Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the Supreme Court of Texas for granting the state’s petition and directing the court of appeals to enjoin enforcement of Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s and Travis County Judge Andy Brown’s illegal local orders, which imposed a four-day shutdown of dine-in food and beverage services from 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., December 31 through January 3. “We thank the Supreme Court of Texas for upholding the rule of law. Local […]