Texas AG Abbott Blasts Court-Proposed Redistricting Plan
Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott is taking aim at a federal court's proposed congressional redistricting map for his state.
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Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott is taking aim at a federal court's proposed congressional redistricting map for his state.
Texas has asked an appeals court to halt implementation of new federal air pollution rules. It's the second court motion filed this week by Texas.
A disabled Dallas man is one of six plaintiffs who named Gov. Rick Perry in a federal lawsuit claiming the state violated the Americans With Disabilities Act when they were each "unnecessarily institutionalized" in nursing homes.
The GOP-drawn congressional and legislative maps are the subject of a trial before a three-judge panel in San Antonio.
After failing to make quorum two days last week, the Texas House is expected to finally get back to work on Monday, with a lot of things to do.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will be spending the day getting around the state to appeal to students not to text while driving.
A state agency has declined to release documents about the accidental online posting of the personal information of 3.5 million Texans.
The release of personal information of 3.5 million Texans was a result of "human error," State Comptroller Susan Combs said.
A hotline for Texans who had their personal information exposed to the public remained overwhelmed with calls Thursday.
The Texas Senate has voted to allow prosecutors to charge "sexting" teens with a misdemeanor.
The Texas Senate has voted to toughen penalties for human trafficking, including life sentences for repeat offenders.
The Attorney General says Congress may hold the key to getting Texas and the EPA out of court.
She was just 14 years old the first time she was sold for sex. "A lot of it comes from survival, what you might call survival sex," said a former sex trafficking victim, who did not want to reveal her identity.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says the state is getting ready for a law enforcement problem that follows every Super Bowl.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Attorney General Greg Abbott each won third terms in a GOP sweep of statewide offices.
