Paxton agrees to $3.3 million settlement in whistleblower case
It appears the news was first reported by Lauren McGaughy and Allie Morris at the Dallas Morning News : The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement agreement with whistleblowers who alleged retaliation after they accused him of serious crimes. Paxton, a Republican who was re-elected last year, will apologize and the state will pay the whistleblowers $3.3 million, according to settlement documents filed Friday morning. The agreement notes the settlement was mediated and is contingent “upon all necessary approvals for funding.” It is likely that the Texas Legislature will need to approve of and budget the money out of state coffers. The final settlement will include a line that states, “Paxton accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them as ‘rogue employees.’” His office will also delete a press release criticizing the whistleblowers, all of whom served a top aides to Paxton.
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It appears the news was first reported by Lauren McGaughy and Allie Morris at the
Dallas Morning News :
The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement agreement with whistleblowers who alleged retaliation after they accused him of serious crimes.
Paxton, a Republican who was re-elected last year, will apologize and the state will pay the whistleblowers $3.3 million, according to settlement documents filed Friday morning. The agreement notes the settlement was mediated and is contingent “upon all necessary approvals for funding.” It is likely that the Texas Legislature will need to approve of and budget the money out of state coffers.
The final settlement will include a line that states, “Paxton accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them as ‘rogue employees.’” His office will also delete a press release criticizing the whistleblowers, all of whom served a top aides to Paxton.
It appears the news was first reported by Lauren McGaughy and Allie Morris at the
Dallas Morning News :
The Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement agreement with whistleblowers who alleged retaliation after they accused him of serious crimes.
Paxton, a Republican who was re-elected last year, will apologize and the state will pay the whistleblowers $3.3 million, according to settlement documents filed Friday morning. The agreement notes the settlement was mediated and is contingent “upon all necessary approvals for funding.” It is likely that the Texas Legislature will need to approve of and budget the money out of state coffers.
The final settlement will include a line that states, “Paxton accepts that plaintiffs acted in a manner that they thought was right and apologizes for referring to them as ‘rogue employees.’” His office will also delete a press release criticizing the whistleblowers, all of whom served a top aides to Paxton.