Texas Supreme Court gives initial win to Paxton in migrant shelter case

Texas Supreme Court gives initial win to Paxton in migrant shelter case

(The Texas Tribune) -- Attorney General Ken Paxton can proceed with his investigation of an El Paso migrant shelter network he has accused of violating state law by helping undocumented migrants, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. The ruling does not weigh in on the merits of the case, but says the district court erred in blocking Paxton from obtaining documents and getting an injunction to close the shelter. The case began in February 2024 w…

Texas Supreme Court Clears Path for Paxton To Investigate Illegal Alien Shelter

Paxton accused the El Paso-based Catholic non-profit of harboring illegal aliens in February 2024. 
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El Paso’s Annunciation House must provide records to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, state Supreme Court rules - El Paso Matters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can move forward with his efforts to gather records from El Paso’s Annunciation House to investigate his claims that the migrant shelter network was harboring undocumented immigrants, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.“We conclude that the trial court erred in its constitutional holdings. We likewise conclude that the court’s related injunctions, which prevent the attorney general from even filing a quo warra…