Paxton-led Coalition in Pursuit of Obamacare Repeal Seeks Injunction by Year's End

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging a federal court to eliminate Affordable Care Act regulations in Texas before the end of the year.Paxton and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel are leading a 20-state coalition that sued in February, challenging the constitutionality of the law. On Thursday, the coalition asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to grant a preliminary injunction by Jan. 1, 2019.Rolling back the health care law's requirements "will prevent unlawful federal regulation of healthcare markets and re-establish state sovereignty," the coalition wrote.  Continue reading...