The Bastrop-based shelter has not addressed the other eight staff members also accused of causing harm to the girls.
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AG Paxton Announces Win on Senate Bill 8 The “Heartbeat Bill”
AG announces the latest win in several challenges to Texas SB8, also known as the “Heartbeat Bill,” which bans abortions after an unborn child’s heartbeat can be detected.
Foster Girls Abused at Bastrop State Shelter
The children were sexually abused and neglected while at The Refuge, a facility located in Bastrop contracted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, according to a report from a current employee.
AG Paxton Urges SCOTUS to Uphold First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
AG Paxton is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High School football coach in Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.
TxDOT’s Drive Sober. No Regrets. campaign
Over last year’s spring break, Texas saw 872 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes. These crashes resulted in 30 fatalities and 107 serious injuries.
Texas Lawmakers Call for U.S. to Ban Russian Oil Imports and Increase Domestic Production
Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America — policies Biden officials refused to endorse.
AG Paxton Supports Amicus Against HHS for Encouraging Abortions Illegally
Texas AG joined a multistate amicus brief supporting Ohio in its Title X appeal against the Biden Administration, which encourages and funds abortions through the use of state funds.
Paxton Sues Biden Admin. for Silencing Parents, Labeling Them “Terrorists”
AG Ken Paxton has joined Indiana in a FOIA lawsuit to force the Biden Administration to release documents that will shed light on its labeling parents domestic terrorists for voicing their opinions at school board meetings across the country.
Paxton Defends SB8, Saving Thousands of Lives in the Process
AG Ken Paxton has fought off multiple challenges to Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which has saved approximately 17,000 newborn lives since it went into effect on September 1, 2021.
AG Paxton Pushes Back Against Biden EPA’s War Against Texas Oil & Gas
Texas AG Ken Paxton is leading a 14-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration’s EPA regulations on vehicle emissions.
AG Paxton Sues ATF for Prohibiting Firearm Silencers
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas.
AG Paxton Declares So-Called Sex-Change Procedures on Children and Prescription of Puberty Blockers to be "Child Abuse" Under Texas Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain “sex-change” procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is “child abuse” under Texas law.
AG Paxton Demands Resignation of Homeland Security Secretary
Texas AG Ken Paxton joined multiple state attorneys general in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting his resignation.
Police Officers Charged with Aggravated Assault
Defense attorneys for eight of 19 indicted APD officers say they were following orders when they used force against 2020 protesters.
Historically Black College Has a New Twist on Admissions
Paul Quinn College hopes the new practice will better combat intergenerational poverty and remove the pressure on first-generation college students to financially lift up their entire families.
AG Paxton Sues Biden Over Illegal Airline, Airport Mask Mandate
Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, sued the Biden Administration for its illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports.
Paxton Secures Victory Against Biden’s Illegal Climate Change Order
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured yet another victory against the Biden Administration, this time halting implementation of a climate change agenda handed down by executive order.
Paxton Secures $1.167 Billion for Texas in Global Opioid Agreement
AG Paxton successfully secured $1.167 billion for Texas.
Texas Will Use Surplus From the Federal Government to Build Border Wall
The 1,700 unused wall panels are being stored in Eagle Pass.
Paxton Sues Facebook for Using Unauthorized Biometric Data
Attorney General Paxton has sued Facebook (now known as Meta) for capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so, in violation of Texas law.