Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that 17 parents were arrested in Smith County for violating court orders requiring them to pay child support.

Over 500 Texas A&M Forest Service employees came together at the agency’s annual personnel meeting Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Texas A&M Forest Service employees gathered to celebrate their dedication to the citizens and natural resources of Texas.

Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed more price gouging lawsuits against businesses accused of taking advantage of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. In these cases, consumers were allegedly charged excessive prices for gasoline.

Experts from the Crime Victim Services Division of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office are on site in Sutherland Springs this week helping victims of Sunday’s mass shooting with applications for financial assistance from the state’s Crime Victims’ Compensation (CVC) program.

"Today I am announcing that I will not seek reelection to the US Congress in 2018. Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life, I never intended to make it a lifetime commitment, and I have already stayed far longer than I had originally planned.

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Consumer Protection Division sent notices of violations to 127 Texas businesses accused of price gouging during the state of disaster declared for Hurricane Harvey.

Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alongside a Texas foster family challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which Congress created in 1978.

The Texas Family Code provides that all cases of custody and adoption must focus on the best interest of the child. However, ICWA mandates different rules for custody and adoption cases

On Tuesday, Elizabeth Reich was officially awarded CFO of the Year in the ‘Emerging Leader’ category by the Dallas Business Journal. Reich serves as the City’s Chief Financial Officer and was honored in a ceremony at the Reunion Hyatt Regency.

Republican businessman Hal Richards has officially announced his intentions to run for Kaufman County Judge in the 2018 GOP Primary. 

Texas Health and Human Services announced today that it will roll out disaster food relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey to residents in Harris County starting Friday, Sept. 22.

Texas has been rolling out D-SNAP in a phased approach and is expanding to Harris County in coordination with local officials. Harris County sites will run through Oct. 5.

At their regular meeting last night, the Rockwall City Council voted to decrease taxes more than three cents, making this the fourth straight year to implement a decrease.

At the meeting of the Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 13 last week in McKinney, Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt was elected Secretary / Treasurer.