Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Agrees To Apologize, Pay Millions To Former Aides

Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is looking to put at least one of the legal issues he’s facing behind him. According to a mediated agreement filed with the Texas Supreme Court, Paxton has agreed to a settlement with former aides who filed a whistleblower lawsuit.

This legal skirmish began in 2020 when a group of aides accused Paxton of taking bribes from a campaign donor and advancing the donor’s business interests. This prompted an FBI investigation, and no charges have been filed in the matter. However, later that year, the aides filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging they’d been fired in retaliation.