Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas has made headlines with a recent legal move against Indiana resident Malcolm Tanner, citing concerns for public health and safety in Loving County, Texas. In a lawsuit accompanied by a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), Paxton aims to bring Tanner’s activities in the county to a halt, preventing further inhabitation on Tanner’s property until adherence to health codes is confirmed. According to an announcement on the Texas Attorney General’s official website, the concern revolves around Tanner’s invitation to numerous individuals to settle on his land, which lacks essential utilities and proper sewage treatment facilities.
Owning two five-acre tracts in Loving County, Tanner has reportedly prompted people, comfortably including many women and children, to live on these plots without lawful provisions for sewage disposal. This act, according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, endangers not just the environment with potential soil and water contamination but also the health of residents and newcomers alike. The TRO requested by Paxton would, among other things, stop any discharge of human sewage on the site that could contaminate local resources.
In a statement obtained by the Texas Attorney General’s office, Paxton expressed his disdain for Tanner’s actions, saying, “Indiana resident Malcolm Tanner has no right to try and take over Loving County with illegal schemes that endanger real Texans.” Paxton accused Tanner of executing a “disgustingly fraudulent plot” with untold intentions beyond what has unfolded publicly to date…