10 Things Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Doesn't Like
The short week that starts today is a big one for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Wednesday in Fort Worth, Paxton will take his first big swing at ending the Affordable Care Act, arguing in front of a federal judge that President Barack Obama's signature achievement is unconstitutional.
Paxton is looking for an injunction suspending the ACA's enforcement or, at a minimum, suspending key components of the law in states, like Texas, that want to opt out. Remarkably, that means Paxton wants to deny coverage to Texans with pre-existing medical conditions even if those with similar conditions in other states get to keep their insurance.
Our attorney general hates, absolutely hates, Texans who otherwise wouldn't have insurance getting it thanks to federal legislation. It's not the only thing he hates, however, not by a long shot.
Here's a list of 10 things Paxton really doesn't like.
1. Securities regulations — For more than three-quarters of the time Paxton's been in office, he's been under felony indictment. During the summer of 2015, a Collin County grand jury indicted Paxton on his home turf for allegedly selling $100,000 or more worth of shares in a technology company called Servergy without disclosing that he'd been compensated with 100,000 shares of the company's stock. Paxton has claimed that the charges are politically motivated. Lucky for him, his securities fraud trial is unlikely to begin until after the 2018 election.
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