While we’re laying in stocks of popcorn and beer in anticipation of watching the Senate trial of impeached, suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, one question is putting a damper on our excitement for what promises to be must-see TV come August.

What about the former employees of Paxton’s office who put their reputations on the line and were fired after they reported the many, many, so very many allegations of corruption that led to Paxton’s recent impeachment by the Texas House? When will they, who have sued Paxton’s office under Texas’ Whistleblower Act, see some measure of just compensation?

If lawyers representing the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) are right about the law it won’t be any time soon — maybe in 2025, possibly 2027 or some later odd-numbered year when a future Legislature is in session and willing to pony up money to settle the case. Luckily for the plaintiffs and Texas, the state’s lawyers are likely wrong. Surprise!

The latest delay facing the whistleblowers is SOP for Paxton when facing legal jeopardy: deny, attack and cobble together a bizarre stew of circular illogic to exploit court procedures in order to halt forward movement on the whistleblowers’ lawsuit. Delay and cover up are the goals.

The strategy is straight from the Donald Trump legal playbook, which isn’t surprising. Paxton isn’t just an ardent Trump supporter. He’s his Mini-Me.

The new roadblock thrown up by Paxton and his minions involves the “mediated settlement agreement” that...

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