Candidate for Texas Attorney General in 2018 Texas 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedJustin will strongly enforce all legal protections for women’s healthcare and work to lower Texas’s sky-high maternal mortality rate. Women’s healthcare should not be a political issue. Learn more
Justin has made ending gerrymandering a focus of his campaign because gerrymandering corrupts our democracy and polarizes this country. Learn more
Justin will investigate any potential damage to Texans and hold those responsible accountable. Texans deserve to know whether their personal information has been compromised. Learn more
Justin will fight to end the monstrous practice of human trafficking in Texas. Learn more
Justin will fight to ensure Texans’ private financial and personal information is secure and handled by third parties with strict care. Learn more
Justin recognizes the evolving risk of cybercrime and will actively collaborate with fellow Texas officials, lawmakers, and private parties to protect all Texans against these risks. Cyber security should be a bipartisan concern: politically selective attention to security threats is unacceptable. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will work closely with local law enforcement officials to make sure hate crimes are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and are handled as the heinous, divisive crimes that they are. Learn more
Justin will coordinate with law enforcement to protect victims and potential victims of abuse, and will prosecute all abusers to the fullest extent of the law. He will work with statewide agencies to provide needed housing and social services to domestic abuse survivors. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will crack down on nursing homes that abuse or neglect their patients. He will collaborate with local and federal law enforcement to uncover and prosecute elder abuse under the existing law. And Justin will work with the legislature to enact tough new conflict-of-interest laws that protect seniors by preventing Texas politicians from owning stakes in abusive nursing homes they regulate. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will aggressively enforce Texas usury laws. He will work with the legislature to close loopholes that allow payday lenders to defraud Texans with outrageous fees. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will fight to end the monstrous practice of human trafficking in Texas. Justin will partner with state and federal law enforcement to identify and protect victims, arrest and prosecute traffickers to the fullest extent of the law, and educate and inform the public about how to stop human trafficking in all of our communities. Learn more
Justin will fight to ensure that those who attack women are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Justin will be a strong advocate for all women in Texas and fight for the equal justice they deserve. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will enforce the requirement that rape kits must be tested within 30 days of them being received. Learn more
Justin will sue any opioid manufacturer or distributor responsible for Texas’s opioid epidemic. Ken Paxton, by only suing one opioid manufacturer, has merely paid lip service to seeking justice for the victims of the opioid crisis. This has left Texas counties and other attorneys general to pick up the slack. Learn more
Justin will create a specialized task force of public health attorneys and policy experts. This task force will work with affected communities and legislators to create decisive solutions to the opioid epidemic Learn more
Justin will devote resources within the Attorney General’s office and encourage the legislature to divert additional money for treatment, which this crisis desperately needs Learn more
Justin supports comprehensive solutions to the opioid epidemic that do not involve huge contributions from pharmaceutical companies. This includes aggressive action against opioid manufacturers who falsely market dangerous prescription painkillers. Learn more
Justin will use the full force of the office to fully enforce the laws of Texas, punish any business that takes advantage of vulnerable Texans during disasters with punitive fines, and protect consumer rights. Learn more
He will use the full power of the Attorney General’s office to rein in predatory lenders, publicly expose companies that violate or sidestep Texas law, and educate consumers about how to avoid exploitation. Learn more
Justin will aggressively enforce Texas usury laws. He will work with the legislature to close loopholes that allow payday lenders to defraud Texans with outrageous fees. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will shine daylight on reckless and irresponsible actors like Empower Texans who seek to decimate our public school system. Learn more
Justin will fully enforce the promise of Art. 7 of the Texas Constitution—it requires that all Texas students receive an education. Justin will ensure that every child in Texas receives the education that they are entitled to and every teacher receives the support that they need. Learn more
Create a specialized team of disaster and post-disaster-response attorneys and experts that will activate during a state of emergency. This team will investigate, report on, and enforce the state’s disaster-management protocols, evacuation and shelter requirements, and post-disaster environmental standards. Learn more
Aggressively investigate and prosecute all incidences of illegal price-gouging and other fraudulent activity during and after disasters. Instead of merely seeking restitution, Nelson will seek full punitive damages to punish any responsible party, no matter how powerful. Learn more
Create a team of insurance watchdogs to investigate reports of malfeasance related to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and all other state-backed insurers of last resort. This team will ensure that no Texas family pays the price for TWIA’s misconduct. Learn more
As Texas Attorney General, Justin will protect and defend the Texas Ethics Commission. Learn more
Justin believes that the Texas Attorney General should be a check on power and fight corruption Learn more
Justin will work with the Texas Ethics Commission to keep dark money out of Texas politics. Learn more
Justin has made ending gerrymandering a focus of his campaign because gerrymandering corrupts our democracy and polarizes this country. Learn more
Justin will be a voice for common-sense solutions by engineering dialogue with school officials, teachers, parents, students, the Department of Public Safety, and sportsmen to confront gun violence in the schools head-on, to make Texas schools the safest in the nation. Learn more
The majority of Texans and Americans agree that we can increase school safety consistent with the Second Amendment. Justin will be a voice for common-sense solutions by engineering dialogue with school officials, teachers, parents, students, the Department of Public Safety, and sportsmen to confront gun violence in the schools head-on, to make Texas schools the safest in the nation. PREVIOUS ISSUENEXT ISSUE Learn more
Justin believes that all Texans deserve access to health insurance that does not discriminate Learn more
Women’s healthcare should not be a political issue. Taking away pre-existing condition protections will only make women’s health and maternal health worse. Insurance companies should not discriminate because you are a woman. Learn more
Justin will work with the legislature to enact tough new conflict-of-interest laws that protect seniors by preventing Texas politicians from owning stakes in abusive nursing homes they regulate. Learn more
Justin will crack down on nursing homes that abuse or neglect their patients. He will collaborate with local and federal law enforcement to uncover and prosecute elder abuse under the existing law. Learn more
Justin will fight to ensure no Texan is discriminated against for health insurance coverage. Learn more
Justin will strongly enforce all legal protections for women’s healthcare and work to lower Texas’s sky-high maternal mortality rate. Learn more
Justin will aggressively pursue lawsuits against anyone who seeks to profit by swindling the sick. Learn more
Justin will crack down on Medicare fraud and will work to prevent unscrupulous companies and individuals from taking advantage of the sick and elderly. Learn more
Justin will fight to ensure that Texans with pre-existing conditions maintain their healthcare coverage, make certain that insurance companies treat Texans fairly, and ensure that the government saves taxpayer money by fighting healthcare fraud. Learn more
Justin believes that all Texans deserve access to health insurance that does not discriminate. This means health insurance that covers pre-existing conditions and does not charge women more than men. It means that young adults under 26 can stay on their parents’ health care plan. Learn more
Health insurance should cover pre-existing conditions. Learn more
Justin will partner with local, statewide, and federal law enforcement in order to aggressively investigate, apprehend, and prosecute dangerous criminals who would pass through our border. Serious threats of terrorism, gang violence, and human trafficking passing into our state cannot be taken lightly. Learn more
Justin will withdraw Texas from the lawsuit to end DACA. Instead of wasting Texas time and money on targeting children and families, Justin will enforce Texas criminal law to ensure that Texans are safe from actual threats at the border. Learn more
The Texas government must ensure that children are treated humanely and reunited with their families to the greatest extent possible. As a candidate, Justin helped to organize lawyers to represent children affected by the separations. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin would use the full power of his office to end the crisis. The Texas government must ensure that children are treated humanely and reunited with their families to the greatest extent possible. Learn more
On day one, Justin will withdraw Texas from the lawsuit to end DACA. Instead of wasting Texas time and money on targeting children and families, Justin will enforce Texas criminal law to ensure that Texans are safe from actual threats at the border. NEXT ISSUE Learn more
Justin will partner with local, statewide, and federal law enforcement in order to aggressively investigate, apprehend, and prosecute dangerous criminals who would pass through our border. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will create genuine change by bringing child support collection rates at least back to the levels they were under Governor Abbott. Learn more
Furthermore, he will end the shameful practice of bloating the state budget while providing Texas families with an inferior service. Learn more
Justin will revamp Texas’ child support systems to reverse collection rate decreases, fix a broken department riddled with internal mismanagement, and address the program’s diminishing returns for both Texas children and taxpayers. He will responsibly and efficiently upgrade Texas’s child support system to optimize collections and ensure children and families get the support they need. Learn more
Justin will create genuine change by bringing child support collection rates at least back to the levels they were under Governor Abbott. Furthermore, he will end the shameful practice of bloating the state budget while providing Texas families with an inferior service. Learn more
He will work with statewide agencies to provide needed housing and social services to domestic abuse survivors. No abuser should go unpunished, and no survivor should be turned away from shelter. Learn more
As Attorney General, Justin will make Texas families a priority, not special interests or wealthy campaign contributors. Learn more
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