Paxton problems

[popper]

Sounds like a bunch of contrived BS to me. Paul seems to have a ot of buniness problems and Paxton dealings with Paul 'appear' to be a problem.
IMHO, it's just the long continues effort to dump Paxton. Many claims appear to state voter 'suppression' but the law suits against him (and the non-convictions) were well known to the public.
For Texas, he's probably done more for us than any previous AG.

 

[gll]

Andrew Murr is my congressman and I really dislike the guy... I may have to vote Democrat if that's what it takes to unseat the bastard.

 

[wiredgeorge]

Who is Nate Paul, the real estate investor linked to abuse-of-office allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton?

Earlier in his career, media reports called the now 33-year-old real estate investor a “wunderkind,” a “rising star” and a “prodigy.” Now he’s fighting more than a dozen bankruptcies and has been linked to criminal allegations against an embattled Texas politician.

www.texastribune.org

 

[toddnjoyce]

Ken Paxton is slimy and never should have been re-elected. I’m glad he’s going through this for asking the lege for $3.3M to settle the lawsuit for firing whistleblowers, along other things.

In an effort to help [Nate] Paul with various legal troubles, investigators said they believe Paxton committed possible crimes and ignored subordinates who warned that what he was doing was illegal. Investigator Donna Cameron said these include the felony offenses of:

* Abuse of official capacity, for allegedly diverting senior employees to perform work that benefited Paul, providing at least $72,000 in taxpayer-funded labor costs.
* Misuse of public information, for allegedly providing Paul with an internal FBI file related to an investigation into the developer.
* Misapplication of fiduciary property, for allegedly hiring an outside lawyer for $25,000 to work inside the attorney general’s office, without the knowledge or consent of senior staff, to perform work that principally benefited Paul.

Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing

Many allegations against Paxton were already known, but the airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.

www.texastribune.org

The AG should always conduct themself in a manner of being above reproach.

I hope he’s removed from office. There’s far better options out there.

 

[seeker_two]

Ken Paxton has a perfectly good Attorney General Office at his disposal.....time to use it. Investigate Dud Phelan.

 

[BRD@66]

there seems to be two trains of thought here (on this website).

 

[toddnjoyce]

there seems to be two trains of thought here (on this website).

At least two.

 

[Hoji]

At least two.

3 now.

 

[Byrd666]

DAMNIT! I missed it again.

Please post updated train schedules.

 

[toddnjoyce]

DAMNIT! I missed it again.

Please post updated train schedules.

Why? Only Hitler could make the trains run on time.

 

[popper]

Published testimony that Paxton's wife wanted granite counter tops, 'builder says that will be 20k$ extra, Ken says let me talk to Paul.'
So Paul is the general on the project? Who doesn't go to the general to ask for a price reduction? I got a 10% reduction in burial plan by just asking yesterday.
He had problems with business partners yrs ago, normal 'I lost money in investments' claim. Continued with his old staff. Now with his tiff with Phelan, all stops out to dump him.
So who are the better choices Todd?
I don't know him or his wife, nor any business with either.

 

[toddnjoyce]

…So who are the better choices Todd?
I don't know him or his wife, nor any business with either.

Louie Gohmert or Eva Guzman, both primaried him. Paxton’s had problems for years, to include being under a state indicment since 2015 that’s still pending trial as well as having been disciplined by the State Securities Commission for soliciting without a license.

That’s not even including firing the whistleblowers that’s led to a tentative $3.3M settlement for breaking that law.

 

[Armybrat]

Why? Only Hitler could make the trains run on time.

That was Mussolini.

 

[cav2108541]

Ken Paxton is slimy and never should have been re-elected. I’m glad he’s going through this for asking the lege for $3.3M to settle the lawsuit for firing whistleblowers, along other things.

Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing

Many allegations against Paxton were already known, but the airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.

www.texastribune.org

The AG should always conduct themself in a manner of being above reproach.

I hope he’s removed from office. There’s far better options out there.

Maybe getting rid of RINO Drunken Dud Phelan first would be a good idea, then we won't have democrats running committees, eh? Notice the impeachment only came up after Paxton (the day before) said: “After much consideration, it is with profound disappointment that I call on Speaker Dade Phelan to resign at the end of this legislative session. Texans were dismayed to witness his performance presiding over the Texas House in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication.”Paxton said that House Speaker Dade Phelan needs to resign after being in a state of “apparent debilitating intoxication” while presiding over the House. What a coincidence, eh? There's no one slimier than Dud Phelan, the "republican" that spends most of his campaign time speaking at DEMOCRAT fund raiser events.

 

[TXAZ]

There is too much smoke to not have flames.
I have no confidence in the guy.

 

[seeker_two]

Based on record alone, I'd rather have Paxton running Texas than Phelan.....

....though I wish Paxton had stood up to Abbott like this during his Santa Abbott Covid "Emergency" phase...

 

[popper]

under a state indicment since 2015 -- so?
As texas DMV says, guilty until proven innocent.
Guess the Leg. thinks the same way.

 

[toddnjoyce]

under a state indicment since 2015 -- so?
As texas DMV says, guilty until proven innocent.
Guess the Leg. thinks the same way.

No, Paxton’s been changing venues to draw out going to trial.

 

[popper]

Paxton’s been changing venues to draw out going to trial.
Not that I remember. But I don't follow that stuff.

 

[Slimshaddy]

I'm listening to the house floor debate now on the KXAN ap.
There are some toe curling charges against him and his friends are doing the charging.
Or now ex-friends.
Dude is toast unless the fix is in.