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Texas Attorney General Paper

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Kevin Dover
Internet Research Paper – Attorney General
April 12, 2016

Texas Attorney General – Ken Paxton

The Texas Attorney General is as the name implies the legal council for the state. These duties include, but ae not limited too: Enforces the consumer protection laws, collects court-ordered child support, administers the Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund, legal council to board and agencies of state government. The Texas Attorney General is referenced almost 2000 times in the state’s statutes and is burdened with protecting the rights of all citizens through the divisions of the agency. This includes the enforcement of health, safety and consumer regulations and protecting the rights of the elderly and disabled.

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There is a plethora of information on fighting identity theft. A link from the home page tells you how to protect yourself and what six steps you need to take in the event you are or believer that you are a victim. The steps listed are links to pages that tell you exactly how to complete that step with agencies and contact information. For example, step one is Stop ongoing damage. Tells you to close certain accounts, how to obtain a fraud alert, get a free credit report and has the contact information for all three credit reporting agencies and check verification companies. The Attorney Generals Office also handles all of the child support cases. There are pages and pages of information for both custodial and non-custodial parents. Advising parents of what their rights are, how to apply for services, employers’ responsibilities, forms, seeking employment with links to Texas Workforce Commission, child support …show more content…

I thought the facebook another informative outlet. The page read like anyone elses page, where he’s been, photo opportunities. The AG recently spoke a rotary club meeting in Houston, so there were pictures of him with various others. Links and posts with other relevant “current events” and getting the word out about his pet projects like human trafficking, which happens to be a recurring theme on all of the AG’s websites and media. Information about stopping, reporting and how to identify human trafficking can be found on almost all of the forums. Twitter included everything from congratulating the Austin Police on a job well done capturing a suspect, crime alerts, links to the AG’s website, child support information, Medicaid fraud, how to fill out an online complaint and the list is endless. I was kind of impressed with twitter account and will follow it. I personally feel twitter is stupid as a social media by from reliable sources could be a great way to receive news and updates. Last but not least YouTube; this was more of the same information, but presented in an informal lecture where Ken talks to the camera and very simply gets his message across. There are twenty-one videos in a series on human trafficking, a press release about a coalition and legislation to stop human trafficking “OAG Announces Partnership With Texas Truckers

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