A district court judge awarded more than $6 million to former aides of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said they were improperly fired after reporting Paxton to the FBI.
In her judgement, Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy said the plaintiffs proved liability, damages, and attorney’s fees “by a preponderance of the evidence” in their complaint against the attorney general’s office for their firings. Each of the four was awarded between $1.1 and $2.1 million.
“Because the Office of the Attorney General violated the Texas Whistleblower Act by firing and otherwise retaliating against the plaintiff for in good faith reporting violations of law by Ken Paxton and OAG, the court hereby renders judgment for plaintiffs,” Mauzy stated.
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The court found that the four Paxton aides were
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