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Last week I received a letter from AG Paxton saying that I had to resubmit my old complaint about the Burnet County Annex in Marble Falls due to some updated laws. I would need to give notice to Burnet County again, etc.

I'm not going to worry about it until the Austin lawsuit is resolved and something happens there. I'll just have to start a new complaint I guess at that point.

However, I was wondering if anyone else received a similar letter regarding their old complaints?

With respect to Paxton, his office does not do most of the work collecting child support, thousands of small business owners do. We are the ones who have to submit all new employees to the state, then we get a child support withholding order via email or snail mail. It tells us how much to withhold, for the most part. We still have to do some calculations depending on the amount. Then WE make a check payable to the State each pay period and mail it with a cover letter detailing which orders it applies to and the amounts. Even for one employee, this takes me about 10 minutes per week. Keep in mind, we are the ones that keep the state updated on the addresses, and we have to let the state know if the employee address changes. If the person quits or is fired, we have to let the State know, and they even ask if we know where the person is now employed, although I never bother.

So, Sorry Mr. Paxton, but the majority of man hours collecting child support is done by thousands of business owners, not you. It is a hidden cost of doing business that owners soon learn about.

If a business openly disobeyed the child support law like local governments do in regards to posting 30.06 signs, I can guarantee you Mr. Paxton would have you in court quickly and fine you big time. Sorry, but I cannot respect the man at this time. He makes sure I obey the law, I expect him to do the same of local governments.

Burnet County is refusing to remove signs from Marble Falls Annex. The CA did at least send me a letter stating the building was too small to protect otherwise. Funny enough I enclosed the AGs response letter to Brazos County when I sent the initial complaint. Anyway, I have already submitted information to AG, including the City of Marble Falls, who never even responded to my initial complaint.

Why these officials think LTC holders are a danger to society is beyond me...of course the State does as well to an extent or the limitations wouldn't exist in the first place.

Let's hope for some clarification next session one way or the other. Also how is it legal to enforce an illegal sign? Doesn't that violate an oath somewhere?

How is it legal for a peace officer to enforce an illegal city or county "rule" ? If a licensed officer enforced a law they know is illegal, shouldn't they also share some responsibility?