Texas Supreme Court rejected Ken Paxton's bid to block his sworn testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit brought by his top former deputies. The deputies allege Paxton sacked them after allegations he took bribes and abused his power to benefit developer Nate Paul. the attorney general also faces other cases following his Senate acquittal.
All suits and no empathy makes Pax the bane of our existence
www.austinchronicle.comLess than a year into his first term, Paxton was charged with felony securities fraud. The Justice Department is investigating bribery allegations against him as a Texas House committee conducts its own probe into his behavior.
www.texastribune.orgTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton was recently acquitted by the state Senate on 16 articles of impeachment, but he still has multiple legal battles ahead
abcnews.go.comRecords don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.
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