State agency Removed Online Resources for LGBTQ Youths
Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, an organization that promotes equality for LGBTQ Texans, condemned the decision to take down the information.
Businesses Face Tough Choices After Gov. Greg Abbott Bans Vaccine Mandates
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines say they will continue requiring employee vaccinations despite Abbott's new order.
Gov. Greg Abbott bans any *COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law expanding the ban on vaccine mandates.
TxDOT’s Campaign Will Conduct Outreach Events at College Campuses
Last year, 963 people in Texas were killed and 2,114 seriously injured because someone chose to get behind the wheel while impaired.
Paxton Joins Coalition to Stop Facebook from Exploiting Children
A coalition of 52 attorneys general to express strong support for the hearings being conducted by the subcommittee on Facebook’s disastrous plans to increase user engagement by targeting our nation’s youth.
$26 Billion Opioid Settlement Hinges On How Many Local Governments Sign On
The state and its political subdivisions could get up to $1.5 billion from the settlement.
AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Partisan Texas State Bar
The State Bar ignored its own rules to impose an Investigatory Panel comprised of six unelected lawyers and activists strategically drawn from Travis County.
Paxton Joins Coalition to Challenge President Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector
Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition to stop President Biden from unlawfully forcing millions of private sector employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing as a condition of keeping their jobs.
Paxton Sues San Antonio ISD for Employee Vaccine Mandate
This mandate violates Executive Order GA-39, which Governor Abbott implemented to prohibit governmental entities from compelling individuals to be injected with a COVID-19 vaccine.
Multiple Lawsuits Against School Districts Defying State Law Mask Mandates
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the filing of three lawsuits against three school districts defying Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-38 regarding mask mandates.
Social Media Companies Can’t Ban Texans Over Political Viewpoints
The bill would require social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to produce regular reports of removed content and disclose their content regulations procedures.
Coalition Supporting Texas’ Fight Against Illegal Immigration
Texas AG Ken Paxton announced that 16 states have joined a coalition in support of Texas and Louisiana’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s refusal to deport certain dangerous criminal aliens.
666 New Texas Laws Go Into Effect Sept. 1.
The new laws will affect abortion access, social studies curriculum and cities that trim the budgets of law enforcement.
Settlement with Griddy Energy, LLC Over Winter Storm Uri
Texas power companies failed to withstand the winter storm and left millions of Texans without power and heat during lethal, record-low temperatures across the state.
Extended Unemployment Benefits Will End in September
The Texas Workforce Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Labor notified the commission that the state’s unemployment rate fell below the threshold needed to continue the benefits.
Texas Supreme Court Blocks Mask Mandate for San Antonio Schools
The state’s highest civil court put the mandate by officials in San Antonio and Bexar County on pause, overriding a ruling a week ago by the 4th Court of Appeals.
Texas Extends Pandemic Benefits for Families
Texas families with students relying on free or reduced-cost meals are eligible for a $375 payment in food aid. Families have until Sept. 13 to apply for aid from the 2020-21 school year.
US Court of Appeals to Uphold Ban on Live-Dismemberment Abortions
In a 9-5 decision, the court reversed the district court’s previous judgment.
Paxton Successfully Sues Vaccine-Mandating School District
The next day, the District’s superintendent issued a District-wide “clarification”, saying that he “will not compel any staff members to be vaccinated until the vaccines are fully approved by the FDA.”
Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Abbott, who is fully vaccinated, is not experiencing any symptoms and is isolating at the Governor's Mansion.