Ken Paxton Challenges Texas Medical Board’s Overreach in Ivermectin Case

In a bold move that underscores the ongoing battle over medical freedom and bureaucratic overreach, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has stepped into the legal fray supporting Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Houston physician reprimanded by the Texas Medical Board for prescribing ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient at a hospital where she lacked privileges. This intervention is no mere legal formality; it is a direct confrontation with the very agency Paxton is tasked to defend. The Texas Medical Board, composed largely of Gov. Greg Abbott appointees—including physicians—issued its reprimand last year without consulting independent medical experts. How can an agency...