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 when the attorney general’s office demanded documents from the shelter...