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Gunnison County, Texas attorney general make amends after coronavirus order

A new letter on behalf of the Texas AG thanks Gunnison County for amending its Public Health Order to let non-resident property owners stay in the county.

GUNNISON COUNTY, Colo. — In a letter from the Texas Attorney General's Office released Thursday by Gunnison County, it appears all may be well between the two entities.

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The letter, penned by Brian Hacker, special counsel to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, acknowledges a response from the Gunnison County deputy county attorney to a previous letter from the Texas office and the changes that Gunnison County has made since the letter was received.

On April 9, Hacker sent a letter on behalf of Paxton to Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds calling a ban on nonresident homeowners "unconstitutional," saying it unlawfully discriminates against them.

“To unlawfully prevent Texans from inhabiting or enjoying property that they own, regardless of its location within the U.S., is a blatant violation of our Constitution,” Paxton wrote.

>Continue reading this story at the Gunnison Country Times.

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