Paxton won't agree to May deadline for payment, their lawyers say, and the deal is off.
Attorney General Ken Paxton talks to his supporters during his election night watch party at Wilco Work Space in Cedar Park, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Gen. Paxton defeated challenger George P. Bush in the Republican primary run-off election.The whistleblowers who sued Attorney General Ken Paxton say they're headed back to court unless he agrees to include in a formal agreement that the Legislature must approve their proposed $3.
They are the four former aides to Paxton who allege he fired them in retaliation for reporting him to federal authorities for bribery and abuse of office. Their lawyers said Wednesday they were “forced” to file a motion in an Austin appellate court Wednesday asking for the case to resume.Texas AG Ken Paxton settles for $3.3 million with whistleblowers who accused him of taking bribes
In a joint statement, the lawyers said a deadline of the end of session for payment was the “fundamental premise upon which they asked us to negotiate in the first place.” “So we’ll go back to court, where the taxpayers will end up paying more to defend than they would to settle this case,” the lawyers said. “We would still settle the case if the Legislature approved the payment this session, but we cannot and did not agree to give OAG the benefit of a settlement while the whistleblowers wait in perpetuity for legislative approval.”Some members of the Legislature, including Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, had expressed opposition to approving the settlement.
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