Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded $50,000 in back pay for the nearly four months he was suspended from duty while his impeachment loomed. Paxton's...
The Texas House suspended Paxton from duty when they voted overwhelmingly to impeach the attorney general on May 27 because of various allegations of wrongdoing, including bribery and corruption.In response to a request for Paxton’s pay while he was suspended, officials from the comptroller’s office said the Legislature appropriated pay for only one attorney general and could not pay Paxton as well as an acting attorney general Gov. Greg Abbott had appointed to the office in the interim.
Paxton’s office did not respond to a request for comment. Officials in the comptroller’s office confirmed it received Webster’s letter but did not comment further.. Philip Jankowski has covered government, politics and criminal justice in Texas for 13 years. He previously worked for the Austin American-Statesman, the Killeen Daily Herald and the Taylor Press. Philip is a graduate of the University of Texas-Austin.
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