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Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), alleging the state agency has discriminated against faith-based groups regarding access to public funds for homeless and low-income housing initiatives.

"State agencies have no authority to force Christians and other religious organizations to censor their beliefs just to serve their communities," Paxton said, according to a press release from his office earlier this week.

The suit, which was filed Nov. 17, maintains that TDHCA regulations violate both the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the religious freedom provisions of the Texas Constitution by imposing conditions on religious organizations that are not placed on secular

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