Judge Awards Whistleblowers $6.6 Million in Lawsuit Against Texas AG Ken Paxton

A district court judge awarded $6.6 million combined to four whistleblowers on April 4 in their lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The whistleblowers were fired not long after reporting Paxton to the FBI. Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy said in her judgment that the plaintiffs, “by a preponderance of evidence,” proved liability, damages, and attorney’s fees in their complaints against Paxton’s office. “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....