AUSTIN — What happens now that Ken Paxton’s office has settled the lawsuit filed by four whistleblowers who accused him of bribery and abuse of office? There...
There is already some grumbling inside the Texas Capitol over the cost of the settlement.“We have an obligation to faithfully steward every single taxpayer dollar and part of that process is asking tough questions and demanding direct answers,” the Plano Republican, who heads the House Committee on the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence, toldTwo House budget writers said they must know more about the settlement before approving it.
The lawsuit made allegations about Paxton’s personal life and the way he manages the state’s law firm. Had the Texas Supreme Court allowed the case to proceed, the whistleblowers could have potentially questioned Paxton about those allegations under oath and conducted discovery. While the settlement does not constitute any admission of guilt, the agreement says Paxton “accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them as ‘rogue employees.”’such as Paxton are subject to the state’s whistleblower act will also remain in place, according to the settlement, which says no party will ask for it to be withdrawn.
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