AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton will have to answer questions under oath in connection to a whistleblower lawsuit alleging corruption in his office.

What You Need To Know

• On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to avoid deposition, a major win for the four whistleblowers suing Paxton for wrongful termination and retaliation after they reported him to the FBI for alleged wrongdoing


• The former staffers allege that Paxton abused his office to benefit a friend and campaign donor Nate Paul


• The ruling was a split decision by the state’s highest court with two of the justices, John Devine and Jimmy Blacklock, dissenting in part


• Previously, a Travis County district judge ordered Paxton to testify by Feb. 9

On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to avoid deposition, a major win for the four whistleblowers suing Paxton for wrongful termination and retaliation after they reported him to the FBI for alleged wrongdoing.

The former staffers allege that Paxton abused his office to benefit a friend and campaign donor Nate Paul, who was indicted on federal fraud charges in June, among other things. In February of last year, the group reached a $3.3 million tentative settlement agreement with the Office of Attorney General, but it was contingent upon the Texas Legislature approving the funding, which has yet to be approved.

Spectrum News 1 previously reported that the...

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