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

Paxton, whose office will appeal the ruling, called it ‘ridiculous’ and ’not based on the facts or the law' in a statement on Friday night.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 5, 2022. Bobby Sanchez/The Epoch Times

A district court judge awarded a combined $6.6 million 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.