AUSTIN – Yesterday evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied Texas’ motion to stay an injunction stopping the state from enforcing an immigration law. A hearing on the matter is set for next month.
More stringent pollution-limiting requirements adopted last month by Texas' environmental regulatory agency will not take effect for up to 10 years in some cases.
HOUSTON Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee and a coalition of Houston-area community groups are suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
County Attorney Christian Menefee filed a brief with Attorney General Ken Paxton to counter a request by State Senator Paul Bettencourt to declare Uplift Harris unconstitutional.
HOUSTON In response to Sen. Paul Bettencourt’s request for an opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton questioning the legality of Harris County’s guaranteed basic income pilot program, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee submitted a brief to the attorney general.