David Maxwell and Mark Penley, top law enforcement aides at the agency, were fired after being on paid leave for weeks.
Ken Paxton
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: In Texas, the end of a grinding election, and another already on the horizon
As a grueling election cycle comes to a close, there is no rest for the weary: Candidates are already talking about what’s on the Texas ballot in 2022.
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Criminal Justice
Houston appeals court won’t let Ken Paxton criminal trial move to Collin County, for now
Prosecutors had argued they couldn’t get a fair trial in Collin County, where Paxton is deeply connected politically. The decision is likely to herald more delays in the five-year-old case.
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Criminal Justice
All seven of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s whistleblowers have resigned, been fired or put on leave
The last of the seven whistleblowers, Ryan Bangert, said he resigned Wednesday. Two others had already resigned, two more were fired last week, and two were put on leave earlier this month.
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Criminal Justice
As Ken Paxton battles scandal, Land Commissioner George P. Bush considering a 2022 run for attorney general
An aide said Bush has heard from “several donors” who want him to consider running. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, meanwhile, “is absolutely planning on running again,” a spokesman said.
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Criminal Justice
Judge rules Ken Paxton’s 5-year-old criminal case can be heard in his hometown of Collin County
The Harris County judge’s order reverses a decision that the state’s top lawyer should not face a jury in the North Texas region where he and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, are deeply connected in political circles.
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Politics
The attorney general’s office has sidelined four of the seven whistleblowers who reported Ken Paxton to law enforcement
Two were fired and two placed on leave — moves employment attorneys say will likely spark a whistleblower lawsuit. A spokesperson for Paxton said the personnel changes were not related to the whistleblower allegations.
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Politics
Second whistleblower fired from Texas attorney general’s office after accusing Ken Paxton of bribery
Blake Brickman and Lacey Mase, two whistleblowers who accused their boss of crimes including bribery and abuse of office, were both fired Tuesday.
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Politics
Top aide in Texas attorney general’s office terminated after accusing Ken Paxton of bribery
The departure “was not voluntary,” said Lacey Mase, one of several senior aides who said Attorney General Ken Paxton used his office to serve the interests of a donor.
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Criminal Justice
Defending himself against criminal allegations, Ken Paxton gave his first interview to a website identified as part of a pay-for-play network
Ian Prior, a Republican operative who promoted the story for the Texas attorney general’s campaign, denied that the campaign had paid the Southeast Texas Record to publish it. “Definitive no,” he said.
