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Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI

  • A Travis County judge in Austin ordered Ken Paxton to pay $6.6 million to whistleblowers.
  • Former Attorney General's Office employees sued Paxton, claiming retaliation for reporting alleged abuse of power.
  • Blake Brickman, David Maxwell, Mark Penley, and Ryan Vassar reported Paxton's alleged actions regarding Nate Paul to the FBI.
  • Tom Nesbitt, attorney for Brickman, stated the ruling confirms Paxton violated the Texas Whistleblower Act.
  • Paxton's office plans to appeal the ruling, but the Texas Legislature must approve funding if upheld.
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Judge awards $6.6 million to whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to FBI

A district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrongfully fired whistleblowers, judge rules

A district court judge has awarded more than $6 million combined to four whistleblowers in their lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who were fired shortly after they reported him to the FBI.“By a preponderance of the evidence,” Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy says in her judgment, the plaintiffs proved liability, damages and attorney's fees in their complaint against the attorney general's office.“Because the Office of the Att…

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