Texas Scorecard by Addie Hovland August 22, 2025
Paxton argues that Texas has a significant interest in the lawsuit, as California’s rules threaten state sovereignty.
Texas is attempting to join a lawsuit to block California from forcing its radical alternative energy policies onto the rest of the U.S.
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a request on Friday—alongside America First Legal—to join the Trump administration in a lawsuit to stop California from pushing its vehicle emissions standards onto Texas car owners.
California received several waivers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2022 to implement its “Advanced Clean Cars II” program. This new set of auto emissions regulations requires all vehicles in the state to be electric by 2035.
This past May, Trump approved three Congressional Review Act joint resolutions that revoked the waivers given to California to enforce the new emissions standards.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-joins-trump-administrations-fight-against-california-energy-rules/
