WhatsApp, Meta can Access Texans’ Private Messages, AG Ken Paxton Claims in Lawsuit
The attorney general’s office argues WhatsApp and parent company Meta are deceiving users by claiming the companies can’t view their encrypted messages.
Death at SpaceX’s Starbase Prompts Workplace Safety Investigation
SpaceX has had seven OSHA violations in the past year. Despite the worker’s death, the next rocket launch is scheduled for May 21.
Bishop, Taft, Three Rivers Named in Texas Tax Transparency Report
AG Paxon sends letters prohibiting Bishop, Taft and Three Rivers along with 130 cities from illegally raising taxes after they failed to be transparent with taxpayers.
Due to State’s New Regulations, Texas Summer Camps Have Closed, Scaled Back Operations
There are 66 fewer active summer camps in Texas compared to December, according to the state.
Texas AG Blocks More Than 130 Cities from Raising Property Taxes
Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the cities, most of them small, of violating a state law aimed at preventing cities from unduly raising property taxes.
Texas Sues Fake Childcare Businesses to Fraudulently Obtain H-1B Visas
These businesses claim to provide legitimate services in order to fraudulently sponsor H-1B visas for employees.
Texas County Pause Data Center Construction
A rural Texas county on Tuesday approved a one-year pause on the construction of new data centers in unincorporated areas, citing public safety and public health concerns.
Companies Moving Their Legal Homes to Texas
A company’s legal home determines which state taxes and laws governing corporations it will be subject to. Some are fleeing Delaware in search of a friendlier environment in Texas.
Texas Sues Netflix for Spying on Texas Kids
For years, Netflix represented to consumers that it did not collect or share extensive user data. In reality, Netflix is a logging company that records and monetizes billions of behavioral events.
Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Flood Protections
Dozens of bills were rejected over nearly 60 years. Some measures would have prohibited youth camps and new construction in high-risk flood areas.
Texas Sues EPIC City Affiliates for Violating the Texas Open Meetings Act
This lawsuit follows Attorney General Paxton’s previous actions challenging the purported directors’ unlawful appointments to the Double R MUD board.
South Texas Residents Suing SpaceX Over Alleged Home Damage
The lawsuit filed by 80 plaintiffs Thursday accuse Elon Musk's company of gross negligence and trespassing for loud blasts from 11 rocket tests.
Camp Mystic Abandons Bid to Reopen
Twenty-five campers, two counselors and the Hill Country Christian camp's executive director died in a devastating 2025 flood. Families of victims had criticized plans to reopen.
Texas AG Takes Legal Action into Businesses Suspected of H-1B Visa Fraud
Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued Civil Investigative Demands to nearly 30 North Texas businesses as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program.
High Gas Prices Eating Into Texans’ Budgets
The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas has risen from $2.55 in early February to $3.78 at the end of April.
Data Center Boom Strains Texas Homebuilders’ Need for Electricians
Texas builders struggle to finish new homes to meet growth as data centers with deeper pockets poach electricians.
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ Newly Redrawn Congressional Map
The high court had previously allowed the map to be used temporarily, but Monday’s ruling makes that permanent.
Texas Secures Major Victory Defending Senate Bill
SB 4 is a state law that track federal immigration crimes to prohibit unlawful entry and reentry.
Toxic Benzene Levels Along Texas Gulf Coast Among Nation’s Highest, Report Says
Researchers found that state policy and oil refineries’ failure to fix leaks contributed more to high benzene emissions than the size or capacity of the refineries.
Texas Files Landmark Lawsuit Against ActBlue
In 2023, Attorney General Paxton opened an investigation into whether ActBlue was enabling donor fraud in violation of Texas law.