Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Handing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 24 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has paid $97 million in fees to private law firms for major cases, including a $1.4 billion Meta settlement, amid scrutiny from lawmakers.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office’s work to costly private lawyers
One day in late May 2024, lawyer Zina Bash spent 6½ hours working on a case against Facebook parent company Meta on behalf of the state of Texas. She reviewed draft legal filings. She participated in a court-ordered mediation session…
Deep in the Harm of Texas: Can Anti-Trans Crusader Ken Paxton Cheat His Way to Victory?
Once upon a time there was a guy named Ken Paxton who, as the attorney general of Texas, waged war on LGBTQ+ people, inflicting harm every chance he could in the name of Christianity. Then he cheated on his wife and was reverse-raptured, never to be heard from again. The end. Alas, some stories have happy endings. This isn’t one of them. For those of you outside of Texas and/or practicing self-care, Ken Paxton, a Republican, has been a fixture …
TheVoiceOfJoyce Texas Attorney General uses preferred known attorneys to defend costing taxpayers, as much as $24,000 for a day .
When will Texans vote him and Greg Abbott out of office? They spend taxpayer $’s for themselves and turned down funding for flood warning and water for immigrants building the American Dream. If you think Texans can be better served, vote them out of office and hold them accountable for Texans lives. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune ProPublica …
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