Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will no longer contest a three-year-old whistleblower lawsuit against his office that formed the basis of his impeachment in the Texas House last year.
Paxton’s office “elects not to dispute” the claims any longer, a new court filing says. The office asked a trial court to enter a judgment in favor of the four employees who brought the case after they made a complaint against Paxton to the FBI in 2020 and were fired.
The whistleblowers had asked for back pay and lost benefits, damages, attorney fees, and two whistleblowers requested reinstatement into their old ...
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