A federal appeals court appears to have cleared the way for top officials in the attorney general's office to testify before a grand jury, signaling the criminal probe into alleged corruption by Ken Paxton lives on well after the Senate killed his impeachment last year. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order last week rejecting an unnamed state agency's attempt to stop federal investigators from calling top officials before a grand jury on Tuesday.
Allegations against AG Ken Paxton that led to his impeachment, including new details The attorney general's office did not respond to a request for comment. Paxton has denied wrongdoing and the Texas Senate acquitted him last fall after a two-week impeachment trial.
Texas AG Ken Paxton reaches deal allowing him to avoid trial in criminal securities fraud case The order appears to cite a lower court ruling from August 2021 that shot down the agency's attempt to withhold information. That order, from U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra, is under seal, but was published last month by the Texas Newsroom.
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