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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a press conference on the U.S. Southern Border and President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on May 12, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
A judge in Texas on Feb. 16 refused the request of state Attorney General Ken Paxton to dismiss the almost 9-year-old felony securities fraud case fraud charges against him.
Harris County District Court Judge Andrea Beall rejected Mr. Paxton’s appeal that he had been denied his right to a speedy trial. The trial is set to start on April 15.
