Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over listing freshwater mussels as endangered

The Guadalupe Fatmucket, one of several species that received federal protection earlier this year, is a rare mussel that is exclusively found in the Guadalupe River basin. (Credit: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority website)

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that his office is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Biden administration officials for declaring six freshwater mussel species endangered and another threatened earlier this year.