Texas AG warns Austin about bank’s alleged anti-gun policies and legal compliance.
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Earlier this month Texas attorney general Ken Paxton sent a letter to the city of Austin cautioning officials about the city’s relationship with a bank that allegedly discriminates against the firearms industry, warning the mayor and city council that, “in flagrant violation of its legal obligations, the City of Austin is sending millions of taxpayer dollars to companies that openly discriminate against the constitutionally protected firearms industry.”
Paxtonaddedthat“thecityofAustindoesnotgettopickandchoosewhichlawsitwillfollow,andIwilltakeeverymeasuretoenforceTexaslaw.”
UnderTexaslaw,governmentalentitiesareforbiddenfromcontractingwithcompaniesthatdiscriminateagainstthefirearmandammunitionindustries.However,theCityofAustinhas,inviolationofthislaw,continuedtouseWEXBankforitsfleetcardmanagement.WEXBankhasahistoryofopenlytargetingfirearmscompanies,debankingDefenseSolutionsGroup,asupplierofhigh-endequipmenttomilitaryandlawenforcemententities,in2
