ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL KEN PAX­TON SUC­CESS­FUL­LY STOPS HAR­RIS COUN­TY FROM USING TAX­PAY­ER FUNDS TO PRO­TECT ILLE­GAL IMMI­GRANTS FROM DEPORTATION

AUSTIN, June 27 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an order in the Supreme Court of Texas ("SCOTX") that successfully stops Harris County's efforts to give away taxpayer dollars to fund the defense of illegal aliens in federal deportation proceedings.

Attorney General Paxton sued Harris County for unlawfully directing over $1.3 million in taxpayer funds to defend illegal aliens from deportation. Now, SCOTX has ordered that Harris County is barred from continuing to disburse its funds as the case continues to be litigated.

"This is a major win for protecting taxpayer dollars," said Attorney General Paxton. "It's deeply wrong that any Texan should be forced to have thei...