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Paxton, a Republican, beat the impeachment charges and now wants to end the lawsuit underlying them.
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Friday's ruling means Paxton will have to answer questions under oath related to the lawsuit that prompted his impeachment last year.
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The high court justices heard arguments Wednesday in what is now the city’s second appeal of a whistleblower lawsuit it lost in a 2020 trial.
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Brickman said he feels senators bowed to political pressure when they voted to acquit Paxton during the impeachment trial.
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The attorney general – who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month – settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds.
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According to one of the Texas attorney general’s aides, the state has already spent nearly $600,000 defending Paxton. The aide conceded the state could end up having to pay even more if it were to litigate the case and lose.