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Attorney General Ken Paxton Withdraws John Cornyn Legal Opinion That Enabled Illegal Aliens to Obtain Occupational Licenses and Issues New Legal Opinion to Protect Texas Jobs
February 10, 2026
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:

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Attorney General Ken Paxton Withdraws John Cornyn Legal Opinion That Enabled Illegal Aliens to Obtain Occupational Licenses and Issues New Legal Opinion to Protect Texas Jobs

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Attorney General Ken Paxton has withdrawn a legal opinion issued by then-Attorney General John Cornyn in 2001 that relied on non-binding federal guidance from the Clinton . . .

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