The hearing on Wednesday is the first major court proceeding as the State Bar of Texas...
The hearing on Wednesday in Kaufman County state district court is the first major court proceeding in a case that will likely not be resolved before the November election as Paxton seeks a third term.If the judge sides with the plaintiffs, Paxton could face private or public sanctions, ranging from a warning to disbarment.
A committee of the State Bar filed the suit against Paxton in May, accusing him of making false claims that he had substantial evidence that raised doubts as to Joe Biden’s win in four battleground states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The Supreme Court petition was quickly dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because Paxton was representing Texas voters, not those in the four states whose results he contested.
Paxton, whose office and campaign staff did not respond to requests for comment, has shown increasing hostility toward the Bar, which he’s described in recent months as “liberal lawyers and activists strategically drawn from deep-blue Travis County” who launched a “coordinated attack” against him. The 2020 suit was not “dishonest, fraudulent, or deceitful,” they write in filings, and the State Bar's issues with it essentially amount to a “political disagreement.”
. Hawkins, who would normally represent the state in such litigation, had no involvement in the case when it was filed and resigned within a month.emails revealedRecent polls have shown the attorney general’s race is highly competitive between Paxton and his Democratic opponent Rochelle Garza, a former ACLU attorney. Garza, who has portrayed herself as the candidate who will bring integrity to the attorney general’s office, isn’t buying Paxton’s legal argument in this case.Why Ken Paxton vs.
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