Texas AG Paxton Must Sit for Deposition In Whistleblower Case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) must sit for a deposition in a three-year-old wrongful termination lawsuit from top employees in his office, a proceeding that Paxton had aggressively sought to avoid.

State District Judge Jan Soifer (D) ruled Wednesday that the case can go forward after a 10-month pause, rejecting a rehashed argument from Paxton that a final settlement has been reached and, as such, future proceedings should be stopped.

Paxton had agreed to a $3.3 million settlement with four senior aides who say they were terminated in retaliation for filing a criminal report against him to the FBI ...