For those who don't live in Texas, Ken Paxton is a deeply horrible person. I'm trying to figure out his angle here because it defies his traditional MO
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Pandora.
It focuses on "alleged payola schemes in which they accept bribes to artificially promote certain songs, artists, or content".
musically.com
Texas Attorney General launches ‘bribery’ probe of big music-streaming services
“Don’t Mess with Texas” was the slogan of a 1980s public-information campaign launched by the US state to stop people littering its highways.