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

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 4:34 PM EDT, April 5, 2025


A district court judge on Friday 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 Attorney General violated the Texas Whistleblower Act by firing and otherwise retaliating against the plaintiff for in good faith reporting violations of law by Ken Paxton and OAG, the court hereby renders judgment for plaintiffs,” Mauzy states.

The court found that the four Paxton aides were fired in retaliation for reporting allegations that he was using his office to accept bribes from an Austin real estate developer who employed a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair. Paxton has denied accepting bribes or misusing his office to help Nate Paul, the real estate developer.

The judgment also stated that the employees made their reports to law enforcement “in good faith” and that Paxton’s office did not dispute any claims or damages in the lawsuit.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-whistleblower-lawsuit-5dd82f053e23f971855568b6c6b98f50

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He says he is saving stealing taxpayers' billions of dollars.

Fixed.

[NJCher]

1. This is a big deal

I have been following this case because I hate Paxton so much.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. He seems to have 9 lives

[wolfie001]

5. One corrupt mf'ing Governor

Stupid racists keep them in office. The majority of Texans I might add.

[DENVERPOPS]

6. His flagrant corruption merely

shouts out to Trump that he would make an perfect member for Trump's Comrade Posse

[BumRushDaShow]

7. He's thinking of primarying Cornyn.

[surfered]

2. Paxton is a mini Trump with equivalent morals and ethics

[republianmushroom]

8. In other words, none.

Got it.

[Javaman]

4. and yes psychopath paxton remans free.

forget it, Jake, it's Texas.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. Unfortunately, because he was in office when he committed his crimes

And he was not convicted or successfully impeached, the taxpayers of the state of Texas will have to pay that judgement. It won't cost him a dime. The state has to pay to defend him too.

Now he has eyes (including his perpetual Stinkeye) on becoming a Senator. He'll probably primary Cornyn in 2026. Cruz isn't up again until 2030.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

10. This won't go very far

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It will be reversed on appeal by the fifth circuit court or an earlier court

[gixxerlee]

11. isn't there a cap

it sucks but i believe texas has a cap on lawsuits to 750k. which is BS. greg abbot passed the law for the cap, even though, he himself, sued and got millions for his own accident.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

12. I've heard that before but I don't know for sure

[Torchlight]

14. A cap on punitive damages, yes

Currently, Abbott receives monthly payments for life upwards of $15,000 from his settlement. He was also due lump-sum payments through 2022 that total more than $4.2 million. If Abbott lives to see his final lump-sum payment, he will have received more than $9 million from the settlement. He's still collecting the very thing he willfully denies others.

[Torchlight]

13. He's running against Cornyn, I think Cornyn will ensure it goes far.