Tag Archives: Texas AG Paxton faces lawmaker pushback over $3.3M whistleblower settlement

AUSTIN — A fight is brewing over whether the GOP-led Legislature will fund a $3.3 million settlement that Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office struck with a group of whistleblowers. Last week, Paxton’s agency agreed to pay the money to four former top aides who alleged in a lawsuit that they faced retaliation after accusing Paxton of serious crimes. But the deal is now facing pushback …

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