AUSTIN, Texas — What happens now that Ken Paxton’s office has settled the lawsuit filed by four whistleblowers who accused him of bribery and abuse of office?
There are a lot of questions about the agreement, who will be on the hook to pay and why Paxton’s office and the whistleblowers agreed to the settlement. The Dallas Morning News reached out to the state’s budget leaders and legal experts to get answers.
The whistleblower lawsuit dates back to late 2020, when eight high-ranking employees at the attorney general’s office went to law enforcement with allegations that Paxton had committed bribery and abuse of office. They said the attorney general flexed his official power multiple times to help Nate Paul, an Austin-based real estate developer and Paxton campaign donor.
