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Attorney
General Paxton Applauds Senate Interim Hearing on Religious Liberties in Texas
AUSTIN – Attorney
General Ken Paxton issued the following statement after the Texas Senate State
Affairs Committee held a hearing Wednesday examining interim charges meant to
affirm First Amendment religious liberty protections in Texas:
“Religious
liberty is the First Freedom established in the Bill of Rights, and the moral
bedrock upon which our nation has been built. I commend the Texas Senate,
Chairwoman Joan Huffman, and Lt. Gov. Patrick for holding this hearing and
keeping a light shined on this important issue, working to assert these
inalienable rights and protect the people of Texas from punishment for simply
expressing their sincerely-held religious beliefs.”
In
October, Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Patrick with
recommendations to further protect religious liberties. To view the letter
click here: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/Patrick_-_Interim_Charges_on_Religious_Liberties_1.pdf
Attorney General Paxton
has consistently defended religious liberties. On December 28, Attorney
General Paxton joined an amicus brief urging the court to protect religious
expression in the U.S. Military in United States v. Sterling.
Most recently, on January 11, Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus
brief on behalf of 20 states with the U.S. Supreme Court in Zubik v.
Burwell, supporting the religious nonprofit’s right to exercise
sincerely-held religious beliefs.
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