AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s hopes of avoiding trial on criminal securities fraud charges all but vanished Wednesday when a court rejected his third attempt at dismissing indictments that have shadowed nearly his entire time in office.
Paxton, a Republican who was indicted eight months after winning his 2014 election in a landslide, signaled he isn’t giving up. His attorneys said they anticipate asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reconsider its decision, though seldom are such requests granted.
