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November 3, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado Announce Agreement After Years of Dispute Over the Lower Rio Grande River

Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado Announce Agreement After Years of Dispute Over the Lower Rio Grande River FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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November 2, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Paxton Announces Agreement in Principle in Opioid Settlement with CVS Pharmacy; Texas to Receive $276 million Under Proposed Deal

Paxton Announces Agreement in Principle in Opioid Settlement with CVS Pharmacy; Texas to Receive $276 million Under Proposed Deal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@…
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October 28, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Paxton Highlights Danger of Forcing Schoolchildren to be Injected with Covid-19 Vaccine

Paxton Highlights Danger of Forcing Schoolchildren to be Injected with Covid-19 Vaccine FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Highli…
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October 28, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Paxton Stands With Florida in Fight Against Big Tech Censorship

Paxton Stands With Florida in Fight Against Big Tech Censorship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ?Paxton Stands With Florida in Fight …
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October 27, 2022 at 8:10 PM

Paxton Investigates Texas Hospital for Denying Parents’ Access to Teens’ Medical Records

Paxton Investigates Texas Hospital for Denying Parents? Access to Teens? Medical Records FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Inves…
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October 27, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Appeals Court Affirms Victory for Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Division, Delivers More Than $11 Million in Remedies for the State of Texas

Appeals Court Affirms Victory for Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Division, Delivers More Than $11 Million in Remedies for the State of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communicati…
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October 27, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up: October 1–15, 2022

Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round Up: October 1?15, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Attorney General Paxton?s Law …
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October 24, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Paxton Announces Statewide 2022 General Election Integrity Team

Paxton Announces Statewide 2022 General Election Integrity Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Announces Statewide 2022 Gener…
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October 24, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Paxton Files Amicus Defending Arkansas Law that Protects Minors from Permanent “Gender Transition” Surgeries and Hormone Blockers

Paxton Files Amicus Defending Arkansas Law that Protects Minors from Permanent ?Gender Transition? Surgeries and Hormone Blockers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@…
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October 24, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Paxton Takes Action to Protect Consumers, Lower Prescription Drug Costs, and Ensure Oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Paxton Takes Action to Protect Consumers, Lower Prescription Drug Costs, and Ensure Oversight of Pharmacy Benefit Managers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 21, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Paxton Distributes Payments to Texas Uber Drivers Victimized by Data Breach

Paxton Distributes Payments to Texas Uber Drivers Victimized by Data Breach FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Distributes Paymen…
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October 21, 2022 at 4:20 PM

Paxton Condemns Overreach by Federal Regulators to Promote Biden’s Left-Wing Climate Goals

Paxton Condemns Overreach by Federal Regulators to Promote Biden?s Left-Wing Climate Goals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Con…
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October 21, 2022 at 2:22 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to Biden Administration After It Attempts to Force Costly and Disastrous New Environmental Rule on Texas

Paxton Sends Letter to Biden Administration After It Attempts to Force Costly and Disastrous New Environmental Rule on Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 20, 2022 at 6:06 PM

Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Division Secures Convictions Against Two Murderers Who Killed Young Mother in 2018

Paxton?s Criminal Prosecution Division Secures Convictions Against Two Murderers Who Killed Young Mother in 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 20, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Paxton Fights to Stop the Biden Administration from Letting Criminal Illegal Aliens into Communities Across the Country

Paxton Fights to Stop the Biden Administration from Letting Criminal Illegal Aliens into Communities Across the Country FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected].…
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October 20, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Paxton Sues Google for its Unauthorized Capture and Use of Biometric Data and Violation of Texans’ Privacy

Paxton Sues Google for its Unauthorized Capture and Use of Biometric Data and Violation of Texans? Privacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 19, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Paxton Fights to Protect Religious Freedom of Couple Being Forced to Participate in Wedding That Violates Faith

Paxton Fights to Protect Religious Freedom of Couple Being Forced to Participate in Wedding That Violates Faith FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 19, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Six Major Banks For Collusion-in-Lending Practices That Potentially Violate Consumer Protection Laws

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Six Major Banks For Collusion-in-Lending Practices That Potentially Violate Consumer Protection Laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communica…
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October 19, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Warning Him Against Clamping Down on Speech Critical of Pediatric “Sex-Change” Treatments

Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Warning Him Against Clamping Down on Speech Critical of Pediatric ?Sex-Change? Treatments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463…
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October 14, 2022 at 7:06 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0482-KP  Received: October 14, 2022 RE: Authority of a general-law city to offer trash collection services outside its geographic boundaries Requested by: Starr County Attorney You are subscribed to Office of Texas Attorney…
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October 13, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Paxton Once Again Victorious in Federal Court After Suing to End Feds’ Unlawful DACA Policy

Paxton Once Again Victorious in Federal Court After Suing to End Feds’ Unlawful DACA Policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]   Paxton On…
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October 12, 2022 at 8:33 PM

Paxton Launches “Friday Night Lights Against Opioids” Coalition to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic, Especially Among Young People and Student Athletes

Paxton Launches ?Friday Night Lights Against Opioids? Coalition to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic, Especially Among Young People and Student Athletes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050…
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October 12, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Paxton Calls Attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month on “Go Purple Day”

Paxton Calls Attention to Domestic Violence Awareness Month on “Go Purple Day” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]    Paxton Calls Attentio…
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October 11, 2022 at 9:34 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0481-KP? Received: October 10, 2022 RE: Whether a public facility corporation created under Local Government Code chapter 303 has authority to acquire real property for leaseholds outside of its sponsor?s geographic jurisdicti…
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October 11, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion

Notification of Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0480-KP  Received: October 7, 2022 RE: Questions related to public-private partnerships for state-funded prekindergarten offered by Texas school districts under Education Code section 29.153 Requested by: Chair, House Committe…
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October 11, 2022 at 7:32 PM

MEDIA ADVISORY: Paxton & New Coalition Announce Large-Scale Program to Combat Opioid Epidemic

MEDIA ADVISORY: Paxton & New Coalition Announce Large-Scale Program to Combat Opioid Epidemic FOR PLANNING PURPOSES October 11, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? MED…
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October 11, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to Biden Admin Criticizing Unlawful Rule that Forces States to Adopt Woke Gender Policies

Paxton Sends Letter to Biden Admin Criticizing Unlawful Rule that Forces States to Adopt Woke Gender Policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 11, 2022 at 2:11 PM

Paxton Joins Brief on Behalf of Airmen Seeking a Religious Exemption from Forced Covid-19 Vaccinations

Paxton Joins Brief on Behalf of Airmen Seeking a Religious Exemption from Forced Covid-19 Vaccinations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 10, 2022 at 5:59 PM

Paxton’s Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Division Helps Secure Punishment for Human Trafficker

Paxton?s Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Division Helps Secure Punishment for Human Trafficker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 10, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Paxton Slams Biden’s Executive Order Designed to Use Taxpayer Funds to Aid the Left in Future Elections

Paxton Slams Biden?s Executive Order Designed to Use Taxpayer Funds to Aid the Left in Future Elections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 10, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Rule of Law and Punish Those Who Encourage Illegal Immigration and Other Serious Crimes

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Rule of Law and Punish Those Who Encourage Illegal Immigration and Other Serious Crimes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 7, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Paxton Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure Employees’ Religious Freedoms Are Protected

Paxton Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure Employees? Religious Freedoms Are Protected FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ?Paxton…
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October 7, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round Up

Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round Up FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ?Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round Up…
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October 7, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Paxton Sends Message to Overzealous Federal Regulators Threatening Texas’s Banking and Energy Industries

Paxton Sends Message to Overzealous Federal Regulators Threatening Texas?s Banking and Energy Industries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 6, 2022 at 6:05 PM

Federal Court Grants Attorney General Paxton and Secretary of State Scott a Major Win for Election Integrity

Federal Court Grants Attorney General Paxton and Secretary of State Scott a Major Win for Election Integrity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 6, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Paxton’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Hosts Seminar Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Solving Cases

Paxton?s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit Hosts Seminar Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Solving Cases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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October 6, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Paxton Secures Another Major Victory Against Biden Administration, Stopping Their Attempts to Force Woke Gender Policy on Texans

Paxton Secures Another Major Victory Against Biden Administration, Stopping Their Attempts to Force Woke Gender Policy on Texans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oa…
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September 29, 2022 at 4:38 PM

Paxton Challenges Corporate America’s Newest Tactic to Target American Citizens’ 2nd Amendment Rights

Paxton Challenges Corporate America?s Newest Tactic to Target American Citizens? 2nd Amendment Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 29, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Paxton Sends Letter Standing Up to Federal Government for Overstepping Authority and Forcing New Costs on Taxpayers

Paxton Sends Letter Standing Up to Federal Government for Overstepping Authority and Forcing New Costs on Taxpayers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]
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September 28, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Paxton Launches Investigation into S&P Global’s Use of ESG Factors in Credit Ratings, Potentially Violating Consumer Protection Laws

Paxton Launches Investigation into S&P Global?s Use of ESG Factors in Credit Ratings, Potentially Violating Consumer Protection Laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Commun…
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September 26, 2022 at 9:18 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Demanding Rejection of a Bill that Would Undermine States’ Authority and American Energy

Paxton Sends Letter to U.S. Senate Demanding Rejection of a Bill that Would Undermine States? Authority and American Energy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag.…
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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]
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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]