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DPS Seized Approximately 12 Pounds of Fentanyl
State South Texas Community News 7/25/24 State South Texas Community News 7/25/24

DPS Seized Approximately 12 Pounds of Fentanyl

The DPS seized approximately 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle.

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Federal Utility Program Favors Cold-Weather States Over Texas
State South Texas Community News 7/23/24 State South Texas Community News 7/23/24

Federal Utility Program Favors Cold-Weather States Over Texas

The program helps low-income people with heating and cooling bills, but advocates say it disadvantages Texas and other warm-weather states, even though extreme heat is a key cause of weather-related deaths.

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Why Texas’ Mass Power Outages Continue to Happen
State South Texas Community News 7/18/24 State South Texas Community News 7/18/24

Why Texas’ Mass Power Outages Continue to Happen

Repairing electricity infrastructure after storms usually costs customers. So could strengthening it before the next weather event.

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Texas Judge Orders School District to Release Uvalde Records
State South Texas Community News 7/16/24 State South Texas Community News 7/16/24

Texas Judge Orders School District to Release Uvalde Records

A group of news organizations including The Texas Tribune had sued for access to the records.

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President Joe Biden to speak in Austin
State South Texas Community News 7/8/24 State South Texas Community News 7/8/24

President Joe Biden to speak in Austin

The President’s visit will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Texas Abortions Down to an Average of Five a Month
State South Texas Community News 6/26/24 State South Texas Community News 6/26/24

Texas Abortions Down to an Average of Five a Month

Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400.

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Tropical Storm Alberto Didn’t Deliver Enough Rain
State South Texas Community News 6/25/24 State South Texas Community News 6/25/24

Tropical Storm Alberto Didn’t Deliver Enough Rain

The region's two major reservoirs are at record-low levels.

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Major Settlement with Wireless Carriers
State South Texas Community News 6/21/24 State South Texas Community News 6/21/24

Major Settlement with Wireless Carriers

Texas reached a $10.22 million settlement with major wireless carriers for deceptive and misleading advertising practices.

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AG Paxton Advises Texas Schools on the Application of Title IX
State South Texas Community News 6/20/24 State South Texas Community News 6/20/24

AG Paxton Advises Texas Schools on the Application of Title IX

Texas AG issued an advisory to Texas schools detailing the application of Title IX in light of a recent legal victory.

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Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down Health Care Fraud Scheme
State South Texas Community News 6/19/24 State South Texas Community News 6/19/24

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Takes Down Health Care Fraud Scheme

Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid fraud control unit takes down $70 million health care fraud scheme.

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AG Paxton Leads Coalition Challenging the Federal Government for Overstepping Authority and Forcing Costly “Green Energy” Transition on States
State South Texas Community News 6/18/24 State South Texas Community News 6/18/24

AG Paxton Leads Coalition Challenging the Federal Government for Overstepping Authority and Forcing Costly “Green Energy” Transition on States

AG Paxton is leading a coalition of 19 states to challenge the FERC decision to adopt rules that would force the Biden Administration’s costly and inefficient “green energy” transition onto states.

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Paxton Sues to Prevent Foreign Laborers More Rights than American Workers
State South Texas Community News 6/14/24 State South Texas Community News 6/14/24

Paxton Sues to Prevent Foreign Laborers More Rights than American Workers

Paxton sued the Biden Administration’s DOL over a new regulation that aims to give foreign nationals working in American agriculture more rights than American citizens.

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 Paxton Secures Major Win Blocking “Transgender” Policies into Schools
State South Texas Community News 6/12/24 State South Texas Community News 6/12/24

Paxton Secures Major Win Blocking “Transgender” Policies into Schools

Paxton has won a major victory against the Biden Administration’s DOE, stopping its attempt to rewrite Title IX to force Texas schools to adopt radical “transgender” policies in violation of state and federal law.

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Statement from AG Ken Paxton on Border Litigation
State South Texas Community News 6/11/24 State South Texas Community News 6/11/24

Statement from AG Ken Paxton on Border Litigation

Paxton released the following statement after the June 6th argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas’s concertina wire lawsuit against the federal government.

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Nelson Issues Guidance to Protect Voter Privacy
State South Texas Community News 6/7/24 State South Texas Community News 6/7/24

Nelson Issues Guidance to Protect Voter Privacy

Nelson issued an advisory on the urgent need to protect the privacy of Texas voters.

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Paxton Opens Investigation into Car Manufacturers’ Collection and Sale of Drivers’ Data
State South Texas Community News 6/7/24 State South Texas Community News 6/7/24

Paxton Opens Investigation into Car Manufacturers’ Collection and Sale of Drivers’ Data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into several car manufacturers.

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Texas Farmers Face Mounting Expenses as Droughts Continues
State South Texas Community News 6/6/24 State South Texas Community News 6/6/24

Texas Farmers Face Mounting Expenses as Droughts Continues

The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal crop insurance data.

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Paxton Successfully Stops Unlawful Attempt By The Biden IRS To Impair Texas Child Support Programs
State South Texas Community News 6/5/24 State South Texas Community News 6/5/24

Paxton Successfully Stops Unlawful Attempt By The Biden IRS To Impair Texas Child Support Programs

Paxton has ended a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s IRS after the agency walked back its planned enforcement of an unlawful policy change.

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Paxton Launches Data Privacy and Security Initiative to Protect Texans’ Sensitive Data
State South Texas Community News 6/4/24 State South Texas Community News 6/4/24

Paxton Launches Data Privacy and Security Initiative to Protect Texans’ Sensitive Data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a major data privacy and security initiative.

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"Livers of the rivers,” Added to Endangered Species List
State South Texas Community News 6/4/24 State South Texas Community News 6/4/24

"Livers of the rivers,” Added to Endangered Species List

Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing.

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