Politics

Ken Paxton Snags Deal to Avoid Securities Fraud Charges

‘NOT A PLEA BARGAIN’

The attorney general must pay close to $300,000 and complete 100 hours of community service.

Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted 

Breaking News Intern

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, appears in the 185th District Court with Dan Cogdell, one of his defense attorneys, for a hearing in his securities fraud case Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at the Harris County criminal courthouse in Houston.
Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images
Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

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