Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the appointment of Kristen House as Director of Communications for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Ms. House brings more than 20 years of professional public relations experience in a variety of sectors. Ms. House was previously the Director of Communications for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, managing all communications activities and initiatives for the Austin-based think tank. She most recently served at The Heritage Foundation, launching the Foundation’s Southwest Regional Communications Program in 2014 and spreading the Foundation’s message from the Beltway into America’s heartland. The region began with four states and, under Ms. House’s leadership, has grown to 15 states.