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January 30, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Paxton Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Scammers in the Aftermath of the Houston Storms

Paxton Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Scammers in the Aftermath of the Houston Storms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]   Paxton…

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January 26, 2023 at 9:49 PM

Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop It From Risking American Workers’ Retirements by Promoting Woke ESG Goals

Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop It From Risking American Workers? Retirements by Promoting Woke ESG Goals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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January 25, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Paxton Announces Kristen House as Director of Communications

Paxton Announces Kristen House as Director of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Announces Kristen House as Direct…

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January 24, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0498-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0498-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0498-KP  Received: January 24, 2023 RE: Whether, under Texas Constitution article XVI, section 40, a state employee receiving all or part of their compensation from state funds may also receive compensation as an …

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January 24, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop New Program that Would Allow Hundreds of Thousands of Aliens to Come into the Country Every Year

Paxton Sues Biden Administration to Stop New Program that Would Allow Hundreds of Thousands of Aliens to Come into the Country Every Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communi…

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January 24, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Paxton Announces Investigation of Home Title Lock for Potentially Misleading Texas Consumers

Paxton Announces Investigation of Home Title Lock for Potentially Misleading Texas Consumers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton A…

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January 23, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round-Up: December 1–31, 2022

Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round-Up: December 1?31, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Attorney General Paxton?s Law…

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January 23, 2023 at 6:22 PM

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Individual Rights and Strengthen the Nondelegation Doctrine

Paxton Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Individual Rights and Strengthen the Nondelegation Doctrine FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxto…

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January 20, 2023 at 10:28 PM

Paxton Secures Over $10 Billion in Opioid Funds from CVS and Walgreens

Paxton Secures Over $10 Billion in Opioid Funds from CVS and Walgreens FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Secures Over $10 Billio…

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January 20, 2023 at 10:10 PM

Paxton Announces that Texas Has Joined $2.37 Billion Settlement With Opioid Manufacturer Allergan

Paxton Announces that Texas Has Joined $2.37 Billion Settlement With Opioid Manufacturer Allergan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Pax…

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January 18, 2023 at 10:47 PM

Paxton Sues Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services to Prevent the WHO from Exerting Alarming Authority Over the United States

Paxton Sues Biden?s Department of Health and Human Services to Prevent the WHO from Exerting Alarming Authority Over the United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communicat…

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January 18, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Paxton Files Lawsuit to Strike Down the Biden Administration’s Unlawful Waters of the United States Rule

Paxton Files Lawsuit to Strike Down the Biden Administration?s Unlawful Waters of the United States Rule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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January 18, 2023 at 4:51 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0497-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0497-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0497-KP  Received: January 18, 2023 RE: Whether a volunteer fire department is a political subdivision for purposes of a land exchange with a county under Local Government Code subsection 263.006(e) Requested by: …

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January 12, 2023 at 3:09 PM

Paxton Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear CFPB Case to Limit the Power of Unelected and Unaccountable Washington Bureaucrats

Paxton Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Hear CFPB Case to Limit the Power of Unelected and Unaccountable Washington Bureaucrats FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communications@oag…

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January 11, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Paxton Criticizes Burdensome Government Regulation and Urges SCOTUS Take Up Case to Limit the Power of Federal Agencies

Paxton Criticizes Burdensome Government Regulation and Urges SCOTUS Take Up Case to Limit the Power of Federal Agencies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected].…

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January 10, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0496-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0496-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0496-KP? Received: January 9, 2023 RE: Whether city council places are separate offices subject to a city charter?s term-limit provisions, and whether the mayor pro-tem position is a separate office from a council…

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January 10, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0495-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0495-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0495-KP  Received: January 9, 2023 RE: Whether a member of the Board of Trustees of the La Joya Independent School District may simultaneously serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hidalgo County Irri…

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January 10, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Paxton Calls for SCOTUS to Protect States’ Ability to Prevent Trains from Endlessly Blocking Crossings

Paxton Calls for SCOTUS to Protect States? Ability to Prevent Trains from Endlessly Blocking Crossings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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January 9, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Paxton Petitions FCC to Better Protect Consumers From Illegal Spam Texts

Paxton Petitions FCC to Better Protect Consumers From Illegal Spam Texts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Petitions FCC to Bette…

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January 6, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Paxton Supports U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Lawsuit Against Biden Administration’s Executive Overreach

Paxton Supports U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Lawsuit Against Biden Administration?s Executive Overreach FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ?…

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January 5, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Paxton Sues Biden Over New Rule that Increases Burden on American Taxpayers From Illegal Immigration

Paxton Sues Biden Over New Rule that Increases Burden on American Taxpayers From Illegal Immigration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? P…

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January 5, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Paxton Supports Florida Law that Protects Young Children From Being Taught Inappropriate Sexual Content

Paxton Supports Florida Law that Protects Young Children From Being Taught Inappropriate Sexual Content FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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January 4, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0494-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0494-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0494-KP? Received: January 3, 2023 RE: Questions related to the use of a sheriff?s commissary funds for a vehicle to transport inmates to medical appointments Requested by: Archer County Attorney You are subscr…

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January 4, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Paxton Enters Into $43 Million Settlement With JUUL to Hold It Accountable for Deceptive Trade Practices

Paxton Enters Into $43 Million Settlement With JUUL to Hold It Accountable for Deceptive Trade Practices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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January 3, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Paxton Joins Coalition to Prevent Corporate Activists at Vanguard from Raising the Costs of Energy

Paxton Joins Coalition to Prevent Corporate Activists at Vanguard from Raising the Costs of Energy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 2023 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Pax…

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December 30, 2022 at 3:50 PM

New Request for Opinion

New Request for Opinion Request for Opinion RQ-0493-KP? Received:?December 22, 2022 RE: Whether the ?safe haven? law in Family Code section 262.301 authorizes installation of newborn safety devices in municipally owned safe haven facilities within the City of San Antonio Requested by:…

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December 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Paxton Announces Multistate Settlement with CarMax Over the Disclosure of Safety Recalls

Paxton Announces Multistate Settlement with CarMax Over the Disclosure of Safety Recalls FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]   Paxton Anno…

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December 29, 2022 at 3:11 PM

Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Allow States to Hold Big Tech Companies Accountable When Illegal Activity Occurs

Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Allow States to Hold Big Tech Companies Accountable When Illegal Activity Occurs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 28, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Paxton Demands that Apple and Google Raise TikTok’s Maturity Rating on Application Store Sites

Paxton Demands that Apple and Google Raise TikTok?s Maturity Rating on Application Store Sites FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxto…

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December 28, 2022 at 3:15 PM

Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Division Puts Child Abuser Behind Bars

Paxton?s Criminal Prosecution Division Puts Child Abuser Behind Bars FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? ? Paxton?s Criminal Prosecution…

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December 27, 2022 at 6:58 PM

Paxton Applauds Criminal Appeals Court Decision that Helps Ensure Operation Lone Star Arrestees Face Justice

Paxton Applauds Criminal Appeals Court Decision that Helps Ensure Operation Lone Star Arrestees Face Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 27, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Paxton Wins Legal Battle Against Twitter in Fight for Free Speech and Transparency

Paxton Wins Legal Battle Against Twitter in Fight for Free Speech and Transparency FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Wins Legal…

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December 22, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Paxton Steps Up to Defend States’ Rights After Biden Admin Forces Alaska to Adopt Left-Wing Hunting Policies

Paxton Steps Up to Defend States? Rights After Biden Admin Forces Alaska to Adopt Left-Wing Hunting Policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 22, 2022 at 3:16 PM

Paxton Sends Letter to VA Challenging New Rule Attempting to Provide Taxpayer Funding to Pay for Abortions

Paxton Sends Letter to VA Challenging New Rule Attempting to Provide Taxpayer Funding to Pay for Abortions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 21, 2022 at 5:19 PM

Paxton Takes Steps to Stop Biden’s Unlawful Federal Student Loan Program

Paxton Takes Steps to Stop Biden?s Unlawful Federal Student Loan Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Takes Steps to Stop …

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December 21, 2022 at 3:09 PM

Paxton Works to Stop UPS and FedEx from Targeting Gun Sellers With New Burdensome and Intrusive Regulations

Paxton Works to Stop UPS and FedEx from Targeting Gun Sellers With New Burdensome and Intrusive Regulations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 20, 2022 at 8:11 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0492-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0492-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0492-KP  Received: December 20, 2022 RE: Renewal of RQ-0435-KP relating to the authority of school districts or educators to choose what disciplinary action to impose on a student because of race, ethnicity, sex, …

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December 20, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending States’ Constitutionally-Designated Authority Over Their National Guard Units

Paxton Files Amicus Brief Defending States? Constitutionally-Designated Authority Over Their National Guard Units FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 20, 2022 at 3:09 PM

Paxton Petitions Federal Government to Reverse Unlawful and Destructive Vaccine Mandate

Paxton Petitions Federal Government to Reverse Unlawful and Destructive Vaccine Mandate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Petit…

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December 19, 2022 at 7:53 PM

Paxton Petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Title 42 After Biden Administration Abandons the Effective Border Policy

Paxton Petitions the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Title 42 After Biden Administration Abandons the Effective Border Policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]…

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December 19, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Paxton Announces Settlement with iHeartMedia for Recording and Broadcasting Deceptive Advertisements

Paxton Announces Settlement with iHeartMedia for Recording and Broadcasting Deceptive Advertisements FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ?…

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December 16, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0491-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0491-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0491-KP  Received: December 15, 2022 RE: Questions related to the ownership of the Texas Revolution and Texas Civil War centennial markers and what state agency, if any, is responsible for the preservation and mai…

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December 16, 2022 at 7:28 PM

Paxton Leads Coalition to Defeat DACA After Biden Administration Attempts to Salvage the Illegal Immigration Policy

Paxton Leads Coalition to Defeat DACA After Biden Administration Attempts to Salvage the Illegal Immigration Policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected]…

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December 16, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Federal Court Hands State, Nation Major Victory by Halting the Biden Administration’s Attempts to End the “Remain-in-Mexico” Program

Federal Court Hands State, Nation Major Victory by Halting the Biden Administration?s Attempts to End the ?Remain-in-Mexico? Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 Communicati…

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December 15, 2022 at 3:12 PM

Paxton Secures $168M for Texas in Opioid Agreement with Walmart

Paxton Secures $168M for Texas in Opioid Agreement with Walmart FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Paxton Secures $168M for Texas in Op…

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December 14, 2022 at 9:43 PM

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0490-KP)

Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0490-KP) Request for Opinion RQ-0490-KP  Received: December 14, 2022 RE: Authority of a county commissioners court to contract for the collection of forfeited commercial bail bonds under Code of Criminal Procedure article 103.0031(h) Requested b…

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December 14, 2022 at 8:41 PM

Office of the Attorney General Provides Update on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Disappearance of Jason Landry

Office of the Attorney General Provides Update on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Disappearance of Jason Landry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 14, 2022 at 5:17 PM

Paxton Investigates Texas Bar Foundation Fund Recipients for Aiding and Abetting the Invasion of Illegal Aliens

Paxton Investigates Texas Bar Foundation Fund Recipients for Aiding and Abetting the Invasion of Illegal Aliens FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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December 14, 2022 at 3:03 PM

Attorney General Paxton’s Law Enforcement Round-Up: November 16–30, 2022

Attorney General Paxton?s Law Enforcement Round-Up: November 16?30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] ? Attorney General Paxton?s L…

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December 13, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Biden Administration Gives Up on Case, Leaving in Place Major Paxton Victory Striking Down Woke HHS Policies

Biden Administration Gives Up on Case, Leaving in Place Major Paxton Victory Striking Down Woke HHS Policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2022 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050 [email protected] …

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