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  Office of TX Attorney General · [email protected]
September 26, 2022 at 6:43 PM

Paxton Encourages FCC to Adopt Rules Protecting Americans from Illegal Robocalls, Helping Prevent Billions Lost from Scammers

Paxton Encourages FCC to Adopt Rules Protecting Americans from Illegal Robocalls, Helping Prevent Billions Lost from Scammers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oa…
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September 26, 2022 at 4:35 PM

Paxton Works to Safeguard First Amendment Protections for Religious Group Facing Illegal Discrimination

Paxton Works to Safeguard First Amendment Protections for Religious Group Facing Illegal Discrimination FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 26, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Paxton Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Senator Lindsey Graham and the Speech and Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Paxton Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Senator Lindsey Graham and the Speech and Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
  Office of TX Attorney General · [email protected]
September 22, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0479-KP  Received: September 20, 2022 RE: Whether an application for a certificate of limitation on appraised value under Tax Code chapter 313 must reflect that all qualifying criteria are met on the date the application is su…
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September 21, 2022 at 2:50 PM

Paxton Stands Up for 2nd Amendment Rights in Amicus Brief Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Cour

Paxton Stands Up for 2nd Amendment Rights in Amicus Brief Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Cour FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Pa…
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September 20, 2022 at 9:49 PM

Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending President Trump’s Constitutional Rights After Biden DOJ’s Unprecedented Raid

Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending President Trump?s Constitutional Rights After Biden DOJ?s Unprecedented Raid FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 20, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Judge Rules That the Texas State Bar’s Lawsuit Against AG Paxton’s First Assistant Violates the Constitution

Judge Rules That the Texas State Bar?s Lawsuit Against AG Paxton?s First Assistant Violates the Constitution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 20, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Paxton Joins Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court to Stand Up for Educational Institutions and Their Students

Paxton Joins Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court to Stand Up for Educational Institutions and Their Students FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 19, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Paxton Recovers Over $165 Million in Taxpayer Funds, Protects the Integrity of the Texas Medicaid Program

Paxton Recovers Over $165 Million in Taxpayer Funds, Protects the Integrity of the Texas Medicaid Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 19, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Paxton Secures Major Victory for the Constitution, Free Speech Against Big Tech

Paxton Secures Major Victory for the Constitution, Free Speech Against Big Tech FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]   Paxton Secures Majo…
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September 16, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Rein in Unconstitutional Federal Power, Encourages U.S. Supreme Court to Curtail Excessive Agency Deference

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Rein in Unconstitutional Federal Power, Encourages U.S. Supreme Court to Curtail Excessive Agency Deference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Commun…
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September 16, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Paxton Takes Action to Stop Woke Courts From Destroying Women’s Sports

Paxton Takes Action to Stop Woke Courts From Destroying Women?s Sports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Paxton Takes Action to Sto…
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September 16, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Paxton Signs Multistate Letter Urging Joe Biden to Declare Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Paxton Signs Multistate Letter Urging Joe Biden to Declare Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Pa…
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September 15, 2022 at 6:45 PM

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Prevent Activist Judges from Drawing New Congressional Maps in Direct Violation of the U.S. Constitution

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Prevent Activist Judges from Drawing New Congressional Maps in Direct Violation of the U.S. Constitution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communica…
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September 15, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up

Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round Up FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Roun…
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September 15, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Paxton Slams Biden Administration for Its Radical Attempt to Redefine Biology, Destroy Constitutional Rights, and Undermine Title IX

Paxton Slams Biden Administration for Its Radical Attempt to Redefine Biology, Destroy Constitutional Rights, and Undermine Title IX FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communicat…
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September 14, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Paxton Seeks to Decrease Americans’ Energy Reliance on Communist China by Challenging EPA’s Regulatory Power

Paxton Seeks to Decrease Americans? Energy Reliance on Communist China by Challenging EPA?s Regulatory Power FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 14, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Paxton Continues Efforts to Keep in Place Effective Border-Security Measures

Paxton Continues Efforts to Keep in Place Effective Border-Security Measures FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Continues Effor…
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September 14, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Paxton Applauds Court’s Decision to Green-Light Texas’s Antitrust Suit Against Google

Paxton Applauds Court?s Decision to Green-Light Texas?s Antitrust Suit Against Google FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Paxton Appl…
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September 13, 2022 at 6:49 PM

Paxton Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Taxpayers from the Skyrocketing Costs of Illegal Immigration

Paxton Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Taxpayers from the Skyrocketing Costs of Illegal Immigration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Paxton Continues Fight for Medical Freedom by Filing Petition Against San Antonio ISD in the Texas Supreme Court

Paxton Continues Fight for Medical Freedom by Filing Petition Against San Antonio ISD in the Texas Supreme Court FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 9, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Paxton’s Law Enforcement Defense Division Wins Major Trial in Case that Went Up to U.S. Supreme Court

Paxton?s Law Enforcement Defense Division Wins Major Trial in Case that Went Up to U.S. Supreme Court FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 8, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Defend College Athletics and Prevent Disastrous Outcomes From New Federal Court Ruling on Title IX

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Defend College Athletics and Prevent Disastrous Outcomes From New Federal Court Ruling on Title IX FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@o…
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September 8, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0478-KP  Received: September 6, 2022 RE: Whether the Public Utility Commission has authority under Water Code section 12.013 to hear an appeal by a municipal utility of rates set by a water control and improvement district, or…
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September 8, 2022 at 4:54 PM

CONSUMER ALERT: Beware Scammers Using Attorney General Paxton’s Name and Signature to Steal Personal Information

CONSUMER ALERT: Beware Scammers Using Attorney General Paxton’s Name and Signature to Steal Personal Information FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 7, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Paxton Signs Women’s Bill of Rights to Affirm Basic Biological Truths and Fight Back Against the Left’s Attempts to Redefine the Term “Woman”

Paxton Signs Women?s Bill of Rights to Affirm Basic Biological Truths and Fight Back Against the Left?s Attempts to Redefine the Term ?Woman? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Co…
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September 6, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Paxton Announces $439 Million Multistate Settlement With JUUL for Deceptive Marketing and Sales Practices; Texas to Recover $42.8 Million

Paxton Announces $439 Million Multistate Settlement With JUUL for Deceptive Marketing and Sales Practices; Texas to Recover $42.8 Million FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 6, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Commun…
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September 2, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Jury Sides with AG Paxton’s Law Enforcement Defense Division Team in Case Concerning Texas Department of Criminal Justice Officers

Jury Sides with AG Paxton?s Law Enforcement Defense Division Team in Case Concerning Texas Department of Criminal Justice Officers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communication…
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September 2, 2022 at 2:02 PM

AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Protect American Service Members’ Religious Freedom from Biden’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate

AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Protect American Service Members? Religious Freedom from Biden?s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications…
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August 30, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to Morningstar and Sustainalytics Concerning Rampant Anti-Israel Bias and Liberal Corporate Activism

Paxton Sends Letter to Morningstar and Sustainalytics Concerning Rampant Anti-Israel Bias and Liberal Corporate Activism FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected].…
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August 30, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0477-KP  Received: August 29, 2022 RE: Whether a commissioner of an emergency services district may also serve as a volunteer firefighter for the emergency services district Requested by: Hardin County Attorney Kountze, Texas …
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August 29, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Secure Indictment Against Two Individuals Accused of $6.9 Million Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme

Paxton?s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Helps Secure Indictment Against Two Individuals Accused of $6.9 Million Medicaid Fraud and Kickback Scheme FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29,2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Com…
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August 29, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Paxton Defeats Biden Administration’s Oil and Gas Leasing Moratorium on Public Lands, Marking Major Win for American Energy

Paxton Defeats Biden Administration?s Oil and Gas Leasing Moratorium on Public Lands, Marking Major Win for American Energy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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August 24, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Paxton Secures Victory Against Biden Administration, Blocks HHS from Forcing Healthcare Providers to Perform Abortions in Texas

Paxton Secures Victory Against Biden Administration, Blocks HHS from Forcing Healthcare Providers to Perform Abortions in Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag…
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August 24, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Paxton Releases Advisory Clarifying the Law: Public Schools Cannot Impose Mandates as the New School Year Begins

Paxton Releases Advisory Clarifying the Law: Public Schools Cannot Impose Mandates as the New School Year Begins FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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August 23, 2022 at 2:08 PM

AG Paxton Opposes SEC’s New Proposed Rule as Unconstitutional, Driving Left-Wing Agenda

AG Paxton Opposes SEC?s New Proposed Rule as Unconstitutional, Driving Left-Wing Agenda FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? AG Paxton Op…
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August 22, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Ratings Company’s Use of ESG Factors That Potentially Violate Consumer Fraud and Anti-BDS Laws

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Ratings Company?s Use of ESG Factors That Potentially Violate Consumer Fraud and Anti-BDS Laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@o…
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August 22, 2022 at 2:24 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0475-KP  Received: Friday, August 19, 2022 RE: Authority of a county under Transportation Code chapter 251 to abandon or rename a public road not included in the county maintenance system Requested by: Montgomery County Attorn…
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August 22, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Paxton Releases AG Opinion to Promote Election Integrity, Transparency

Paxton Releases AG Opinion to Promote Election Integrity, Transparency FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Paxton Releases AG Opinion to…
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August 19, 2022 at 9:37 PM

AG Paxton Recognizes Child Support Assistant Attorneys General of the Year

AG Paxton Recognizes Child Support Assistant Attorneys General of the Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? AG Paxton Recognizes Chil…
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August 18, 2022 at 8:30 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0474-KP Received: Thursday, August 18, 2022 RE: Authority of a county to use tax revenue to pay a supplement to a hospital district in the county Requested by: Wheeler County Auditor You are subscribed to Office of Texas At…
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August 18, 2022 at 8:28 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0473-KP  Received: Monday, August 8, 2022 RE: Authority of a school district to contract with a vendor for security services,  including facial recognition services, under chapter 503 of the Business and Commerce Code, which r…
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August 15, 2022 at 7:28 PM

Request for Opinion

Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0471-KP  Received: Friday, August 12, 2022 RE: Required mental state under Local Government Code section 111.012, which creates a criminal offense for an officer, employee, or official of a county government who refuses to comply with applica…
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August 12, 2022 at 3:22 PM

AG Paxton Opposes EPA’s Establishment of Imprudent and Flawed National Standards for Greenhouse Gases

AG Paxton Opposes EPA?s Establishment of Imprudent and Flawed National Standards for Greenhouse Gases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12,2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ?…
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August 11, 2022 at 8:36 PM

AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Challenging CDC’s Transportation Mask Mandate

AG Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Challenging CDC?s Transportation Mask Mandate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? AG Paxton Joins Amicus Br…
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August 11, 2022 at 7:07 PM

AG Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Trial Team Secures Life Sentence for Sex Offender Who Shot Deputy in the Face

AG Paxton?s Criminal Prosecution Trial Team Secures Life Sentence for Sex Offender Who Shot Deputy in the Face FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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August 8, 2022 at 9:42 PM

AG Paxton Joins Coalition to Protect Second Amendment from Biden Administration

AG Paxton Joins Coalition to Protect Second Amendment from Biden Administration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 08, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? AG Paxton Joins Coal…
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August 8, 2022 at 5:20 PM

AG Paxton Demands BlackRock Account for its Underperforming, Potentially Illegal 'ESG' State Pension Fund Investments

AG Paxton Demands BlackRock Account for its Underperforming, Potentially Illegal 'ESG' State Pension Fund Investments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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August 4, 2022 at 8:35 PM

AG Paxton Files for Injunction to Stop Biden Administration from Forcing Healthcare Providers to Use State Funding for Abortions

AG Paxton Files for Injunction to Stop Biden Administration from Forcing Healthcare Providers to Use State Funding for Abortions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag…
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August 2, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Attorney General Paxton Announces the Formation of a Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force

Attorney General Paxton Announces the Formation of a Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]     A…