Ken Paxton

The attorney general had argued the case wasn’t moot and asked the court to prevent Austin and Travis — or other local authorities — from issuing similar orders in the future. The court refused.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued, arguing the local rules violate Gov. Greg Abbott's emergency orders that ban masking requirements.

A judge turned down Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to put an immediate stop to the local mask mandate. The ruling allows the order from Austin Public Health requiring mask-wearing in public places and businesses to continue being enforced.

Texas sued to block the ban on Biden's third day in office. Federal Judge Drew Tipton had already temporarily paused it twice prior to Tuesday night's order.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed lawsuit seeking to throw out election results in other states came originally from lawyers close to the campaign of former President Donald Trump, according to a report in the New York Times.

The deportation moratorium was part of a package of immigration-reform measures the new administration proposed on Inauguration Day.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.

Some Texas Republicans in Congress called for bipartisanship, but many others criticized Biden's early policy moves.

Late Friday, the Texas Supreme Court blocked the Austin and Travis County order to restrict dine-in hours at restaurants over the New Year's Eve weekend.

Mayor Steve Adler said the severity of the COVID-19 situation in Austin requires more drastic measures. El Paso County announced a similar order earlier this month.