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Immigration
Abbott calls for investigation into groups assisting with illegal entry into US

Record 2,600 people enter El Paso in 24-hour period on Sunday ahead of Title 42 ending (The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an investigation… Read More

December 15, 2022
Investigations
Paxton launches investigation into drug makers over inflated insulin costs

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into drug manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over potential legal violations related to inflated… Read More

November 22, 2022
Big Tech
Paxton investigating Zuckerberg-funded nonprofit for alleged partisan electioneering efforts in 2020

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the Center for Tech and Civil Life (CTCL) as part of an investigation his… Read More

November 14, 2022
Immigration
U.S. Supreme Court hands Texas another legal victory on Biden’s immigration policies

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas another legal win in an ongoing lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security’s deportation policy.Associate Justice… Read More

July 22, 2022
National
20 AGs demand Mayorkas disband disinformation board, threaten legal action

(The Center Square) – Twenty attorneys general are demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “immediately disband” the agency’s newly created Disinformation Governance Board and “cease all… Read More

May 6, 2022
National, State Government
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in lawsuit seeking reinstatement of Remain in Mexico policy

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt are heading to the U.S. Supreme Court again on Tuesday, arguing the Biden administration… Read More

April 26, 2022
National
AGs push back against ‘absurd effort’ to thwart border security efforts in Texas

(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri are pushing back against what they say is another attempt by the Biden administration to thwart border security… Read More

April 22, 2022
National
NC congressman introduces bill to restart building border wall

(The Center Square) – A North Carolina congressman has introduced a bill to require the federal government to restart rebuilding the border wall, which was halted by President Joe… Read More

April 11, 2022
National, State Government
Texas and Missouri team up to fight illegal immigration, Biden administration

(The Center Square) – The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri have been what some may consider an unlikely pair from non-neighboring states, teaming up on lawsuits against the… Read More

February 7, 2022
National
Eight states sue Biden administration over reinstated Obama-era immigration policy

(The Center Square) – Eight states are suing the Biden administration claiming it is abusing an Obama-era immigration program that allows minors who entered the U.S. illegally to seek… Read More

January 31, 2022
National
Texas attorney general to host border summit with 12 state AGs

(The Center Square) – The ongoing illegal immigration crisis at the southern border, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says, is an opportunity for the nation to unite, because “we’re… Read More

January 27, 2022
National
Biden administration loses in court to Texas on immigration, again

(The Center Square ) – The Biden administration has lost another court battle to Texas over immigration, this time over its decision to end the Remain in Mexico… Read More

December 17, 2021
National
AG Paxton: Texas will keep winning in court despite Biden administration’s disdain for state

(The Center Square) – Attorney General Ken Paxton says it’s clear that the Biden administration dislikes the Lone Star State. He made the comments after the most recent lawsuit filed… Read More

December 14, 2021
National, State Government
Biden administration reinstates President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy after a federal judge ruled Biden broke the law by terminating it

D.C. – The Biden administration reinstated President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program Monday after a successful legal challenge by Texas AG Ken Paxton and Missouri AG Eric… Read More

December 7, 2021
National
Texas, Missouri AGs sue Biden administration over border wall

(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a second joint lawsuit against the Biden administration on Thursday over the ongoing… Read More

October 22, 2021
National
New DHS guidelines: Entering U.S. illegally is not enough to be arrested despite federal law saying it is

(The Center Square) – New guidelines issued by Department of Homeland Security state that entering the U.S. illegally – violating immigration laws established by Congress – is no longer… Read More

October 4, 2021
National
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas abortion ban

(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2017 Texas law outlawing a second trimester abortion procedure called D&E (dilation and evacuation), or dismemberment. Read More

August 24, 2021
National, State Government
Missouri and Texas Attorneys General receive “huge victory” in court requiring Biden administration to reinstate MPP program

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt received a “huge victory” alongside Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Friday when a federal judge ordered the Biden Administration to reinstate President Trump’s… Read More

August 17, 2021
National
States join coalition to stop California from setting U.S. automotive standards

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 16 states is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not reinstate a waiver allowing California to implement its own carbon emissions… Read More

July 13, 2021
National
Republican governors urge Biden administration to take action at border

(The Center Square) – A group of 20 Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden urging him to secure the southern border and stem the influx… Read More

May 12, 2021