The governor and lieutenant governor asked the court to consider an argument that the Whistleblower Act does not apply to elected officials.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former top aides are accusing him of making “false and misleading” claims in recent interviews.
The Office of the Attorney General is asking the Supreme Court to shield Ken Paxton from the Whistleblower Act.
A whistleblower lawsuit against the Office of the Attorney General can proceed, says the appellate court.
Judges honed in on the Office of the Attorney General’s claims that elected officials are protected from the Whistleblower Act.
New details on the whistleblower controversy in the Office of the Attorney General show the situation was fraught with poor communication and rising tensions.
The filing purports that Jeff Mateer, the first whistleblower to resign, said under oath that he did not witness the attorney general commit any crime, but that there was only a concern about future crimes.
Before the whistleblower lawsuit against the Office of the Attorney General can move forward, appellate judges will need to weigh in on the plaintiffs’ ability to sue under the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Four whistleblowers from the Office of the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Ken Paxton alleging retaliation for their claims of criminal misconduct.
