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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2026 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov PRESS OFFICE: Communications@oag.texas.gov AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has withdrawn a legal opinion issued by then-Attorney General John Cornyn in 2001 that relied on non-binding federal guidance from the Clinton Administration and permitted licensing authorities to circumvent common-sense Texas law requiring the submission of a social security
