Depositions of Attorney General Ken Paxton and his three top aides will continue as planned in the ongoing whistleblower lawsuit against him, after the Texas Supreme Court denied a motion by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to prevent them from taking place.
Late Friday afternoon, the court issued its decision on Paxton and the OAG’s motion, denying their request to halt the depositions. Back in December, the 3rd Court of Appeals approved a motion by the four OAG whistleblowers to conduct depositions of Paxton, first assistant Brent Webster, chief of staff Lesley French Henneke, and senior advisor Michelle Smith.
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