The state’s top lawyer has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
In this Feb. 23, 2024, file photo, Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.was set to face trial in a nine-year-old securities fraud caseAccording to a pretrial agreement reviewed by ABC News, Paxton, the state's top lawyer, will have to complete a series of actions including community service, legal ethics courses and a nearly $300,000 restitution payment.
The pretrial agreement does not require Paxton to enter a plea. Prosecutors did not immediately have further comment.In this Feb. 23, 2024, file photo, Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.The trial has been delayed for various reasons, including changes in venue, a question of payment for the prosecutors and more.
Paxton, a headline-grabbing Republican who became attorney general in 2015 and won his last race by double digits, has faced multiple other issues while in office.on 16 articles of impeachment after a majority of the state House, including many other Republicans, backed the articles against him.
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