Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's years-long battle with felony securities fraud charges remains unresolved as a Harris County judge has recently rejected his request to dismiss the charges. Paxton, who has been facing these charges for nearly a decade, argued that his right to a speedy trial was violated due to the prolonged delay since the indictments in 2015. Despite his legal team's efforts to have the charges dismissed, including a pretrial hearing on Friday and various motions filed, the judge decided against Paxton, keeping him on track for a trial set for April 15. If convicted, Paxton could face up to 99 years in prison. The decision was widely reported, with multiple sources confirming the judge's rejection of Paxton's bid to dismiss the case.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a trial date set for his felony securities fraud case -- nearly a decade after accusations against him first emerged. The next step is now set for April 15th in Harris County. https://t.co/54ssqy6Ojo
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Paxton’s lawyers filed a motion recently to dismiss the charges, saying Paxton’s right to a speedy trial was violated, however, prosecutors argued it’s Paxton’s legal team that was to blame for the delay. https://t.co/SIZ5Hr3w0n
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A motion to dismiss the securities fraud charges against @KenPaxtonTX was rejected by a Harris County judge. The defendant contended his right to a speedy trial was violated by the years-long delay since the 2015 indictments. A trial is set for April. https://t.co/y46dc2xePs
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Judge rejects attempts to toss indictments against Texas AG Ken Paxton, keeps April trial on course Via @KUT: https://t.co/d4AfJSNoyU
Texas AG Ken Paxton's request to dismiss nearly decade-old felony securities fraud charges denied by Houston judge. Paxton, facing up to 99 years if convicted, remains on track for an April trial. https://t.co/sz7Fmjbate
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's motion to dismiss his securities fraud charges has been denied. The trial is set to go ahead in April. https://t.co/t8pJiugDDV
A Harris County judge has rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to toss out his years-long securities fraud charges: https://t.co/nsRNq3Z1sZ #fox44tx
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains on track to be tried for felony fraud this spring after the presiding judge shot down his attempts to have the charges thrown out. https://t.co/yq8Ztnz6B1
#Breaking: Judge rejects attempts to toss indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He is still on track to face trial in April. https://t.co/4PELFCEcmW
His attorneys are expected to make their case to a judge to get the charges against Paxton dismissed. https://t.co/pidNkOlx0R
Texas AG Ken Paxton's attorneys hope to get charges dismissed in pre-trial conference https://t.co/dNVfQCHFcv
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is expected to be back in a Houston courtroom this morning. @victorjacobo_ https://t.co/HGu6riQeA8
Texas AG Ken Paxton's securities fraud case continues with pretrial hearing Friday https://t.co/o12zItYa6q
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is setting his sights on criminal court judges who voted against him. | via @keranews https://t.co/B8Slmp7cTt
Mr. Paxton will stand trial in April for securities fraud charges after he was first indicted in 2015. https://t.co/lrXt932Tzx
AG Ken Paxton back in court Friday in securities fraud case https://t.co/bHrdM5xrcD