Texas A.G. Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Dictating Texas Tax Policy in Federal COVID-19 Relief Law
May 06, 2021
May 06, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision--the Tax Mandate--specifically demands that Texas not use funds received through the Act to "directly or indirectly" offset tax revenue reducti . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a provision in the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act. Though the Act generally assists Texans recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, one provision--the Tax Mandate--specifically demands that Texas not use funds received through the Act to "directly or indirectly" offset tax revenue reducti . . .