Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not have to answer questions under oath – at least for now – in a lawsuit that inspired his impeachment trial last year before the state Senate.
Paxton was under a court order to sit for a deposition Thursday in a lawsuit by four former top employees who say they were improperly fired in 2020 after accusing Paxton of bribery and other crimes.
However, the Texas Supreme Court – responding to an emergency petition from the attorney general’s office – issued a brief order Tuesday temporarily blocking testimony by Paxton and three top aides.
The court, which gave no reasons for its ruling, requested a response from lawyers for the fired employees by Feb. 29.
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