Election
Indictment
SEC charge
Whistleblower lawsuit
Impeachment
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Nov. 5, 2002
Paxton elected to state House
He represented the district that included McKinney, Frisco and Plano for five terms.
Nov. 6, 2012
Paxton elected to state Senate
Nov. 14, 2014
Paxton elected attorney general
July 2015
Collin County grand jury indicts Paxton for multiple felonies
A Collin County grand jury indicted Paxton on two charges for convincing investors to buy stock in Servergy, Inc., without disclosing he was being compensated by the company. He was also indicted for allegedly getting a commission for encouraging people to sign up with his friend's investment firm. Read more here.
April 11, 2016
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges Paxton with securities fraud
The charge was based on the same allegations laid out in his state criminal indictments. Read more here.
Oct. 7, 2016
Federal judge throws out SEC charges against Paxton
The judge said the SEC did not prove Paxton violated disclosure laws when he encouraged investors to invest in Servergy. Read more here.
Oct. 21, 2016
SEC re-files civil complaint that revives federal fraud charges against Paxton
The allegations are based on the same ones laid out in his state criminal indictments. Read more here.
March 2, 2017
Federal judge...
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