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Texas Takes on Big Tech: How State Laws Are Shaping Your Digital Rights
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has become a leading force in suing Big Tech, leveraging robust state laws to secure billions in settlements from companies like Meta and Google for privacy and data violations. This aggressive state-level enforcement protects Texans' digital rights and sets legal precedents, highlighting a national trend where states act in the absence of federal tech regulation, while also creating a complex, fragmented legal environment for tech companies.
Texas Hands Over Voter List to Feds: What It Means for Your Ballot and Privacy
Texas officials voluntarily provided the state's full voter roll, including sensitive personal data, to the U.S. Justice Department. This move, aimed at maintaining voter lists, faces legal challenges from privacy advocates and the DNC, who warn of federal election law violations and potential voter purges, especially concerning strict timelines that may conflict with the National Voter Registration Act.
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