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Texas AG Ken Paxton Drops Appeal, Texas to Pay $6.6 Million in Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Witness Tampering

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Updated Jul 3, 2025, 11:02 PM

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his current and former top deputies are embroiled in a legal dispute marked by mutual allegations including witness tampering, sexual harassment, falsification of documents, and misuse of state funds during Paxton's impeachment trial. Two of Paxton's former top deputies filed a state bar complaint and a federal lawsuit accusing his second-in-command of tampering with witnesses, fabricating sexual harassment claims, and misusing state resources. The conflict culminated in Paxton dropping his appeal of a nearly $6.7 million judgment related to violations of the Texas Whistleblower Act. This judgment requires Texas to pay $6.6 million to four former deputies who claimed they were terminated after reporting Paxton to the FBI. The legal saga concluded in early July 2025, with Paxton admitting to breaking the law by accepting the ruling, raising questions about whether he or Texas taxpayers will bear the cost. Separately, Senator John Cornyn highlighted the contrast between securing $11 billion in border reimbursement and the $7 million cost to taxpayers due to Paxton's whistleblower law violations.

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Cornyn: secures $11 billion in border reimbursement in #OBBB vs Paxton: sticks it to taxpayers for $7 million for violating whistleblower law

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New: Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to AG Ken Paxton who say they were fired after reporting their boss to the FBI. This years-long legal saga concluded on Wednesday, when Paxton dropped his appeal of the April judgement.

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BREAKING NEWS: @kenpaxtontx admits he broke the law. Hey Ken: Will you be paying the judgment or hanging this on taxpayers? #txsen

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Drops Appeal, Texas to Pay $6.6 Million in Whistleblower Lawsuit Over Witness Tampering

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