AUSTIN, Texas — 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 from some lawmakers, most notably House Speaker Dade Phelan, who said it’s “not a proper use of taxpayer dollars.”
