Paxton Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Against Apple for Violating Antitrust Laws
Paxton stated that Apple’s conduct has harmed mobile phone app-developers due to its monopolization of app-distribution.
Local Power Outages are Possible due to Winter Storm
Texas leaders do no not expect systemwide blackouts, but they have warned that local power outages are possible throughout the state.
Texas State Investigating Bone Marrow Registry Program for Diverting Funds
The financial transactions were being used to pay for a romantic tryst, including payments to the woman’s apartment complex and cash bail to help her after she was picked up on a warrant.
Man who sold weapon to suspect in Colleyville synagogue standoff charged with federal firearm crime
Federal prosecutors described Henry “Michael” Williams as being a felon who was not allowed to possess a firearm.
Planned Parenthood Drops Challenge to Lubbock’s abortion ban
The decision, hailed by abortion opponents as a victory, is another indication of how legal protections for abortion have been gutted in Texas.
AG Paxton Sues Google for Deceptively Tracking Users’ Location Without Consent
This most recent Google lawsuit argues that the company misled Texas consumers by continuing to track their personal location even when the user thought he or she had disabled it from doing so.
Pipeline Company Walks Back Threat to cut off Gas to Power Plants
The new development ends the immediate threat that up to 400,000 customers could lose power, but the underlying financial dispute between two energy giants stemming from last February's winter storm remains unresolved.
Controlled Burn likely Cause of Wildfire in Bastrop County
Experts warn that burns gone awry can scare residents and compromise the critical fire management tool.
Paxton Sues Google for Misleading Endorsements
iHeartMedia realized the script Google provided would be misleading to consumers and explained these concerns, but Google refused to acquiesce and insisted on the DJs recording “first-hand testimonials” for a product they had never used.
Planned Parenthood Sued for $10 million by the State of Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking Medicaid payments made during the three years that Planned Parenthood was fighting in court to remain as a qualified health care provider.
Deplorable Conditions for Texas Foster Kids Sent out of State
As Texas’ long-running struggle to find enough placements for foster care children persists, more than 100 kids were sent out of state last year.
Rice Accused of Conspiring to Limit Financial Aid
A federal lawsuit accuses Rice University of engaging in price-fixing in collaboration with other prestigious private schools across the country, inflating the cost of college for students who need aid.
HHSC Launches Human Trafficking Prevention Training Course
According to a 2016 study by The University of Texas at Austin, at any given time there are an estimated 234,000 victims of labor trafficking and 79,000 youth victims of sex trafficking in Texas.
Texas December Law Enforcement Round Up
Paxton’s December Law Enforcement Round Up for the state of Texas.
Jordan Dixon Named HHSC Chief Policy and Regulatory Officer
Before taking on this role, Dixon served as HHSC deputy executive commissioner for the Office of Transformation and Innovation for nearly four years.
Texas Abortion Providers Want District Court to Hear Challenge to Abortion Law
Lawyers for the providers argue that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should send the challenge against Texas’ Senate Bill 8 to district court, which in October temporarily blocked enforcement of the law.
Court of Criminal Appeals Strip Texas AG to Stop Election Fraud
The Legislature granted the authority approximately 70 years ago to the Office of the Attorney General.
Some Texas Women are Seeking Termination of Their Pregnancies out of State
About half the patients at Trust Women’s Wichita clinic come from out of state.
Final Estimate of 2021 Winter Storm Death Toll at 246
Officials added 36 to the estimate of lives lost in the disaster, which knocked out power in much of the state. Some experts place the toll even higher.
Texas Schools Rethink Gender-Based Dress Code Policies
Recent high-profile lawsuits have led some districts to make their dress code policies more gender neutral.