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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

November 22, 2024

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*Texas Supreme Court Sides With Attorney General Paxton, Enabling Wasteful, Politically-Motivated Litigation with Former Employees to End*

 

AUSTIN – In a major win for the State of Texas, the State Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Paxton against former OAG employees whose effort to prolong costly, politically-motivated litigation against the Agency has wasted public resources for years. The Texas Supreme Court conditionally granted the OAG’s petition for a writ of mandamus, ordering the Travis County District Court to stop abusing its discretion by attempting to force senior OAG officials to undergo depositions in a case with no pending factual disputes. In so doing, it enabled this litigation finally to come to an end.

 

In January 2024, Attorney General Paxton chose [ [link removed] ] to end litigation with former employees by enabling the trial court to enter a final judgment without contesting the baseless claims. However, the judge forced [ [link removed] ] the litigation to continue in violation of Texas court rules in an apparent effort to prolong the political charade and interfere with the OAG’s day-to-day business. The OAG appealed [ [link removed] ] to the Third Court of Appeals and ultimately requested [ [link removed] ] the Supreme Court of Texas to intervene and end the politically motivated lawfare.

 

To read the decision, click here. [ [link removed] ]

   

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