Paxton: Federal Government Cant Re-Write the Law

No federal agency has the power to re-write the laws of Congress... Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas We will continue to defend Texas sovereignty in this case to ensure that the Obama Administrations effort to override our laws via federal rulemaking is permanently halted said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton following a hearing in which the U.S. District Court for the Northern Texas declined the Department of Labors request to dissolve its injunction preventing its unconstitutional revisions to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from taking effect. The revisions sought to redefine spouse to include same-sex couples.   

No federal agency has the power to re-write the laws of Congress and the Department of Labors regulatory attempt to redefine marriage in Texas infringes upon our state sovereignty and violates the U.S. Constitution said Paxton. Furthermore it would essentially strong-arm employers to choose to either violate federal regulations or state law. The federal judge rightly stopped this unconstitutional FMLA rule from taking effect and we will continue to defend our sovereignty in this case to ensure that the Obama Administrations effort to override our laws via federal rulemaking is permanently halted.

On March 18th Attorney General Paxtons office filed suit against the U.S. Department of Labor over the newly revised definition of spouse in the FMLA which includes a same-sex spouse if the marriage occurred in a state that recognizes such marriages from other jurisdictions. On March 26th a federal district court judge granted the States request for a preliminary injunction over the proposed rule. The Texas Attorney Generals Office has been joined in this lawsuit by the states of Arkansas Louisiana and Nebraska.