Ken Paxton and aides ordered to answer questions under oath in whistleblower case
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Ken Paxton and aides ordered to answer questions under oath in whistleblower case

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Dec. 20, 2023 "Ken Paxton and aides ordered to answer questions under oath in whistleblower case" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A Travis County district judge has ordered Attorney General Ken Paxton and three top aides to sit for depositions in the 3-year-old whistleblower lawsuit against him. At a hearing Wednesday in Austin, Judge Jan Soifer granted the whistleblowers’ motion to compel the depositions of Paxton; Brent Webster, the first assistant attorney general; Lesley French Henneke, chief of staff at the agency; and Michelle Smith, Paxton’s longtime political aide. “Ken Paxton made these decisions,” Nesbitt said, telling Soifer that it is virtually unheard of for someone to argue in an employment case that the “decision-maker … somehow doesn’t have special knowledge, doesn’t have unique knowledge.” Helfand argued the four people were protected by the apex doctrine, a legal doctrine that seeks to protect high-level executives from overzealous litigants.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit that was at the heart of the impeachment charges brought against him in 2023, delaying what could have been the Republican’s first sworn statements on corruption allegations. The court gave attorneys for a group of former …

Texas judge allows Ken Paxton whistleblower lawsuit to proceed
1 year, 1 month ago

Texas judge allows Ken Paxton whistleblower lawsuit to proceed

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BURNET — A Burnet County district judge ruled Tuesday that the Ken Paxton whistleblowers’ case can proceed in Travis County, while Paxton’s recently launched legal challenge to the revived lawsuit remains pending. The two sides faced off for over four hours in a courtroom here Tuesday, arguing over whether Stubbs should grant Paxton’s request for a temporary injunction that would …

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial set for April 15
1 year, 1 month ago

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial set for April 15

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Attorney General Ken Paxton ’s long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges has been set for April 15. The trial is a reminder that Paxton's legal problems persist even after the Texas Senate acquitted him last month in an impeachment trial on unrelated allegations. Paxton's lawyer Philip Hilder told reporters his side was "gratified" with the trial date and criticized the …

Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
1 year, 2 months ago

Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their own legal fight against the Republican after his acquittal on corruption charges at his impeachment trial. Four of Paxton’s former advisers have asked the Texas Supreme Court to resume their whistleblower lawsuit against Paxton after …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment

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This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. The dramatic votes capped a two-week trial where a parade of witnesses, including former senior officials under Paxton, testified that the attorney general had repeatedly abused his office by …

At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge
1 year, 3 months ago

At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday. Paxton’s hiring of Cammack in 2020 prompted eight of his top deputies to report the attorney general to law enforcement for allegedly committing …

2021 statements about role of outside lawyer could play a part in Ken Paxton impeachment trial
1 year, 5 months ago

2021 statements about role of outside lawyer could play a part in Ken Paxton impeachment trial

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More than a year before Ken Paxton would be impeached by the Texas House, a state Senate committee began poking around an issue that could help determine whether the Republican attorney general remains in office or not. Standing next to Paxton, Webster replied that the Travis County district attorney’s office had asked for help investigating Paul’s claim that search warrants …

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton
1 year, 6 months ago

Meet the 4 whistleblowers behind most of the impeachment allegations against Ken Paxton

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When the Texas House impeached now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton last month, lawmakers relied heavily on allegations made by four men who were fired from top jobs at Paxton’s agency. “Blake is a fearless defender of the rule of law and conservative values.” A note from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Blake Brickman, former deputy attorney general for policy …

Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI
1 year, 10 months ago

Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI

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DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican. “Attorney General Ken Paxton accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them …

Texas AG whistleblowers sue for wrongful firing, retaliation
4 years, 1 month ago

Texas AG whistleblowers sue for wrongful firing, retaliation

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DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit himself, a woman with whom he was said to have had an affair and the wealthy donor who employs her before retaliating against the members of his staff who reported him to the FBI, a lawsuit by four of the Republican’s former senior deputies claims. In September, top …

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