Texas Scorecard by Luca Cacciatore July 3, 2024
The ruling requires the administration to keep processing new applications to export LNG as the Texas-led lawsuit proceeds.Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained a temporary injunction in his lawsuit against the Biden administration over their decision to halt liquefied natural gas exports.
Joined by 15 other state attorneys general, Paxton secured the win Monday after a federal district court judge in Western Louisiana ruled that the new administrative plan should be paused as the case proceeds.
“This ruling means [President Joe] Biden’s illegal ban does not prevent Texas natural gas from reaching market while the lawsuit continues,” stated Paxton in a Tuesday press release.
“While I continue fighting for Texans against the Biden Administration, producers can take their natural gas to market instead of flaring it,” he continued. “This will protect Texas jobs and keep our critical energy industry running.”
The Biden administration first announced their decision to temporarily pause new applications for LNG exports—excluding countries with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement—on January 26.
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