The Texas Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in favor of former senior staff members of Attorney General Ken Paxton, allowing their whistleblower lawsuit to continue. The lawsuit contends that the four senior staffers were unjustly terminated in retaliation for reporting Paxton to the FBI. The case will now return to a Travis County trial court for further proceedings.
In a decision that carries notable implications, the all-Republican Supreme Court declined Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to dismiss the lawsuit. The case had previously been paused pending the possibility of a settlement with the whistleblowers. The Supreme Court’s ruling comes shortly after the whistleblowers urged the court to reactivate the case, and approximately two weeks following Paxton’s acquittal in his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate.
The attorneys representing the whistleblowers expressed their anticipation regarding the upcoming trial, stating, “We are looking forward to obtaining a trial setting and to preparing this case for trial as soon as possible.”
The lawsuit was initiated by four whistleblowers in 2020, alleging wrongful termination and retaliation by the attorney general’s office. They claimed they were fired because they reported Paxton to the FBI, alleging that he had abused his office to assist a friend and donor, Nate Paul. An earlier attempt at a settlement with the attorney general’s office for $3.3 million had nearly succeeded earlier this year....
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