Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets

www.propublica.org Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets

Ken Paxton has repeatedly used laws that are supposed to protect people from fraudulent or deceptive practices to pursue entities he disagrees with politically, including hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and LGBTQ+ groups.

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Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets

www.propublica.org /article/ken-paxton-consumer-protection-laws-political-targets

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Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets

www.propublica.org /article/ken-paxton-consumer-protection-laws-political-targets

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3 comments

Boy it would be a tragedy if 30-50 feral hogs trampled Ken Paxton into a paste.
- Detective 1: Whaddya got, Johnson?
  Detective 2: Weeeeelllllll, looks like Mr.Paxton was killed by a bunch of pigs
  Detective 1: What!? But Ken Paxton was a huge law and order politician! He fully supported law enforcement! Why, the only union to support him was the police union. Why in the world would any cop, let alone several, want to kill him?
  Detective 2: …
  Detective 1: …
  Detective 2: Jesus Murphy, it was wild hogs
  
  You know you’re a fucked up asshole when the only union to support you is the cop ~~gang~~union.