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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
James Barragán

Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules

Opening Day action of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol showing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton giving a speech in the Senate chamber during his swearing-in ceremony.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gives a speech in the Senate chamber during his swearing-in ceremony in January. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

Texas’ highest criminal court ruled Wednesday that the securities fraud case against now-suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s should remain in Houston, settling a key issue in the 8-year-old case as Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.

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