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Ken Paxton’s whistleblowers ask Texas Supreme Court to take up their case as $3.3 million settlement in jeopardy

JAMES BARRAGÁN, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 9, 2023 · Lawyers for four former employees who accused the attorney general of firing them for reporting alleged crimes to authorities say Paxton won’t agree to finalizing the deadline by the end of this legislative session.

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Ken Paxton’s attorneys call on Texas Senate to dismiss impeachment case, are ‘girded up’ for fight

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 8, 2023 · The Republican-led House impeached the attorney general on 20 articles last month, making him only the third high-ranking official to be impeached in the state’s history.

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Political roundup: Presidential field grows while property tax relief stalls

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Ken Paxton impeachment moves to Texas Senate, where conflicts of interest, political intrigue await

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Senators have been publicly silent, citing their role as jurors with a weighty decision: Whether to remove one of the state’s top Republicans from office.

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Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin, prominent Houston attorneys, tapped to prosecute Ken Paxton impeachment trial

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 1, 2023 · Hardin and DeGuerin said they were honored to represent the House in Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate, which has not been scheduled but will occur before Aug. 28.

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