Week in Review: 07.07.2019
Jurors see video of former judge accepting cash in South Texas bribery trial – Jurors watched a recorded video of Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado accepting…
Special prosecutor in Paxton fraud case asks to be released
Nicole DeBorde, one of the special prosecutors in the securities fraud prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has asked for her release from…
Top state criminal court stands by its decision on fees in…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has declined to reconsider its November decision regarding overpayment of special prosecutors in a securities fraud case against…
Analysis: Paxton prosecutor misses in comparing lost payday to WWII internment…
Special prosecutor Brian Wice, comparing the injustice done to him and his legal team to the Japanese-Americans interned in concentration camps during World War…
Paxton prosecutors relied on ‘falsified,’ ‘backdated’ document to obtain indictment
The special prosecutors pursuing Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained a criminal indictment of Paxton using a document that they themselves had described as “falsified”…
After 18 months and 3 lawsuits, Byron Cook still hasn’t sworn…
After 18 months, three lawsuits, and various subpoenas, state Rep. Byron Cook, R–Corsicana, still hasn’t given a sworn statement about his business relationships with…
Byron Cook’s partners contradict his Ken Paxton story
Two of Rep. Byron Cook’s business partners contradict a crucial part of the story Cook has been telling about Attorney General Ken Paxton and…
Paxton prosecutors explain ‘fabricated’ date used to secure indictment
HOUSTON — Did the special prosecutors pursuing Attorney General Ken Paxton fabricate a date in order to mislead a grand jury into indicting him?
Since The…
Verdict in Servergy case a blow to Paxton prosecutors
The case against Attorney General Ken Paxton took a major hit Friday when the former chief executive officer of a server manufacturer was found…
Paxton prosecutors get a chance to argue for payday
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to hear arguments over whether the special prosecutors in the criminal case against Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Paxton prosecutors cough up exceptions to judge’s gag order
HOUSTON — Despite professing compliance with a court’s gag order, the special prosecutors in the criminal case against Attorney General Ken Paxton have communicated…
Sealed brief: Paxton prosecutors ‘misled grand jury’ to secure indictment
The special prosecutors in the case against Attorney General Ken Paxton “fabricated” a date in order to secure an indictment, according to a sealed…
Rep. King: Implications of Paxton prosecutor pay case ‘irrelevant’
Are the lawyers prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars, despite rules meant to cap fees at a few…
Schaffer’s sojourns: Paxton prosecutor bills taxpayers during vacations
One of the special prosecutors in the Ken Paxton criminal case has been billing Collin County taxpayers for dozens of hours of work he…
DA Drops Paxton Bribery Investigation
An investigation by the Texas Rangers into the state attorney general was put to rest Friday by the Kaufman County District Attorney, even as…
Paxton trial postponed to March, or even later
HOUSTON — Once again, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s trial has been punted.
It seems unlikely that Paxton will be in front of a jury…
Prosecutors seek another delay in Paxton trial
HOUSTON — The trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton may be delayed yet again, thanks to the prosecution.
Both sides are expected in court in Harris…
Paxton prosecutors may get six-figure payday
The court-appointed prosecutors pursuing Attorney General Ken Paxton may yet get the six-figure payday they’ve been hoping for after the state Court of Criminal…
Attorneys in Paxton case appeal for payment in last-ditch effort
The private attorneys who have been prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton are filing a petition with the statewide Court of Criminal Appeals hoping to…
Collin County Commissioners vote to clawback Paxton prosecutors pay
The Collin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Monday to seek repayment of more than $370,000 it has spent on the prosecution of Attorney General…
Collin County Commissioner: Former Paxton judge may face legal action
A Collin County Commissioner on Tuesday said that she and her fellow commissioners should consider legal action against Judge George Gallagher, citing his edicts…
Paxton trial set for December 11
HOUSTON — A Harris County District judge has set Dec. 11 as the trial date for Attorney General Ken Paxton to fight allegations that he…
Prosecutors, defense offer rival narratives of Paxton case
In the battle of first impressions before Judge Robert Johnson, Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense team played a bit of jiu-jitsu, letting the force…
Harris County hearing hints at Paxton’s fate
HOUSTON – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s first hearing in Harris County was delayed for an hour and a half by a hearing in another…
Letter: Paxton prosecutors have ‘blank check’ to pursue ‘exotic’ legal theories
Collin County taxpayers aren’t just paying a lawyer $300 an hour to defend the rights of three other lawyers to get paid $300 an…
Appeals court confirms: Gallagher off the case
The Hail Mary pass thrown by three special prosecutors in the Ken Paxton case has fallen to the ground, far short of the end…
Collin County stiffs lawyer in Paxton case
The lawyer representing the lawyers prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton may have a hard time collecting on his latest bill, after the Collin County…
What’s the link between Paxton, DeLay cases and subpoenaed Houston pastors?…
The Collin County commissioners have decided to stop paying the three attorneys who’ve been prosecuting Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing concerns about the legality…
Gallagher kicked off Paxton case
Judge George Gallagher is off the case.
Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t have to deal with the Dallas judge any more, after the Fifth District…
Burden shifts to Paxton prosecutors to collect
The Collin County Commissioners Court voted 4-0 Monday not to pay a $205,000 invoice submitted by the court-appointed prosecutors in the criminal case being…
Payment for Paxton prosecution up for vote
The Collin County Commissioners Court is expected to vote Monday on whether to pay $205,191.24 to the court-appointed lawyers who are prosecuting Attorney General Ken…
Pastor sues State Rep. Byron Cook, alleging fraud
HOUSTON – The executive pastor at one of the largest megachurches in the United States is accusing state Rep. Byron Cook of defrauding him…
Court halts Paxton prosecution
HOUSTON – The Fifth District Court of Appeals halted the prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton Tuesday afternoon by granting an emergency stay that…
Mailer distorts record of Paxton judge
A mysterious mailer slamming the judge who is overseeing the prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton is full of distortions, misquotations, and outright fabrications.
The…
Expert: Paxton team likely to attempt to punt trials to December…
While the relocation of the trials of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on securities fraud charges could be a blow to his chances of…
Judge changes Paxton venue in rare call; move may hurt Paxton…
Judge George Gallagher ruled Thursday that the trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton should be moved out of Collin County.
The move was an extraordinarily…
Paxton ruling set for Thursday; judge claims “ethical problems” with fundraiser
The judge overseeing the prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton on charges of securities fraud said today that he will issue a ruling by…