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“By a preponderance of the evidence,” Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy says in her judgment, the plaintiffs proved liability, damages and attorney’s fees in their complaint against the attorney general’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 states.

The court found that the former employees were fired in retaliation for reporting allegations that Paxton was his using his office to accept bribes from an Austin real estate developer who employed a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair.

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[–] Jericho_One@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Texas: not even once. Sorry Austin

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 8 points 10 months ago

Austin is pretty much just tech bros that decided California was too woke at the this point. All the locals have been pushed out.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 33 points 10 months ago

I'm 110% certain that everything Ken Paxton does he does wrongfully

[–] liverbe@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why do you idiots in Texas keep electing him?

[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I keep hitting the other button but it never seems to work :/

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In Texas: bold of you to assume Texas is a democracy and not in violation of United Nations guidelines. Feel free to send observers

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Amen, same state where the governor is stalling a special election for an open US representative position because the district is left leaning

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can we get this corrupt fucker behind bars already?

[–] pneumatron@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is this one the piss baby or was the governor?

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Governor Hot Wheels isn't a giant piss baby?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 20 points 10 months ago

Good, now clap him in irons and haul him off to prison.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Texas GOP voters are fucking dumb.

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

He should be facing way worse than a fine. Firing a whistleblower should at the bare minimum have you kicked out of office.