Over seven years and no trial

August 3, 2015
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had an investment opportunity: a tech startup making data servers. He told people he had put his own money into Servergy Inc., according to prosecutors, and helped persuade a state lawmaker and another wealthy businessman to buy more than $100,000 in shares.

All the while, Paxton was actually being compensated by Servergy, according to an indictment unsealed Monday, the same day the state's top law enforcement officer turned himself into jail on securities fraud charges. The alleged deception took place before Paxton took office in January. If convicted, the rising Republican star could face five to 99 years in prison.

Delays over venue
Four different judges have overseen his case at some point. Where a trial would happen if it ever does has ping-ponged from Dallas to Houston to Dallas again. All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption, and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.

More delays due to prosecutorial funds and natural disasters
Not long after, allies of Paxton spearheaded attacks on special prosecutors' $300 hourly rate, calling it an abuse of taxpayer money. Local leaders in Paxton's hometown of Collin County, which is controlled by Republicans, agreed and voted to slash the pay.

Since then, the criminal case has inched along. A court system brought to a standstill by a 2017 hurricane and then the coronavirus pandemic slowed the pace even more. As it stands now, special prosecutors are waiting on Texas' top criminal court to rule on an appeal to address payment issues and keep Paxton's case in Houston.

Over/Under on trial date? Or will there be a trial?

Can't wait to vote for him to make f16 cry

Who cares.

Now do the school boards that enrich their friends and family every year

Talking points obviously blasted out.

Same crap showing up on many Texas media outlets today.

It seems to me the only fraud is the charge itself. This is a political hit job with all the authenticity of Blassey-Ford.

Yep
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Hydrocele_aggie said:

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Can't wait to vote for him to make f16 cry

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f16, if there is a consensus is that Bush and the dem needs to be defeated no matter what. I'm not sure your comment makes sense with regards to the board.

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Now do the school boards that enrich their friends and family every year

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Shhhh....

Conservatives do that too.

BQ78 said:

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It seems to me the only fraud is the charge itself. This is a political hit job with all the authenticity of Blassey-Ford.

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I dunno man. When eight of his closest employees, including his first assistant attorney general, several top deputies, and his law enforcement director, formally complained to the FBI that their boss had illegally abused his office through "intense and bizarre" efforts to assist his friend, that kinda says something.

TxTarpon said:

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Yep
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Yep. Tom DeLay. Libs did the same thing to him that they're doing to Paxton. After they forced DeLay to resign, all the allegations and charges went away. Crazy, isn't it.

etxag02 said:

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BQ78 said:

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It seems to me the only fraud is the charge itself. This is a political hit job with all the authenticity of Blassey-Ford.

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I dunno man. When eight of his closest employees, including his first assistant attorney general, several top deputies, and his law enforcement director, formally complained to the FBI that their boss had illegally abused his office through "intense and bizarre" efforts to assist his friend, that kinda says something.

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Evidently not.

Ellis Wyatt said:

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TxTarpon said:

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Yep
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Yep. Tom DeLay. Libs did the same thing to him that they're doing to Paxton. After they forced DeLay to resign, all the allegations and charges went away. Crazy, isn't it.

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Are you writing your own history?

DeLay was convicted by a jury and sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations and then the two Republican appointed judges on a Texas appeals court overturned his convictions.

Hydrocele_aggie said:

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Can't wait to vote for him to make f16 cry

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Why would we cry?

etxag02 said:

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BQ78 said:

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It seems to me the only fraud is the charge itself. This is a political hit job with all the authenticity of Blassey-Ford.

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I dunno man. When eight of his closest employees, including his first assistant attorney general, several top deputies, and his law enforcement director, formally complained to the FBI that their boss had illegally abused his office through "intense and bizarre" efforts to assist his friend, that kinda says something.

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Don't care. Hes not a Bush and he fights the left, that's all we want.

10% for the big guy?

When this securities issue first came up wasn't Paxton fined and he paid?

Then a criminal case was filed?

Shouldn't this issue have ended when the fine was imposed and paid?

Then it was publicized that this securities case was more nefarious than Enron or Bernie Madoff.

The change of venue to H-town. Why?

I would think a case heard/decided by peers in Collin Co. would be standard operating procedure.

Brutal.

Trajan88 said:

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When this securities issue first came up wasn't Paxton fined and he paid?

Then a criminal case was filed?

Shouldn't this issue have ended when the fine was imposed and paid?

Then it was publicized that this securities case was more nefarious than Enron or Bernie Madoff.

The change of venue to H-town. Why?

I would think a case heard/decided by peers in Collin Co. would be standard operating procedure.

Brutal.

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Standard operating procedure is you stand trial where the crime is alleged to have occurred, not where you live.

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the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.

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This is where you lost any and all credibility.

etxag02 said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Yep. Tom DeLay. Libs did the same thing to him that they're doing to Paxton. After they forced DeLay to resign, all the allegations and charges went away. Crazy, isn't it.

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Are you writing your own history?

DeLay was convicted by a jury and sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations and then the two Republican appointed judges on a Texas appeals court overturned his convictions.

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Sorry. I simplified the explanation.

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In 2005, DeLay was indicted on criminal charges of conspiracy to violate election law by campaign money laundering in 2002 by a Travis County grand jury after he waived his rights under the statutes of limitations. In accordance with Republican Caucus rules, DeLay temporarily resigned from his position as House Majority Leader and later, announced that he would not seek to return to the position. He resigned his seat in Congress in June 2006. He was convicted in January 2011 and sentenced to three years in prison but was free on bail while appealing his conviction. The trial court's judgment was overturned by the Texas Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court, on September 19, 2013, with a ruling that "the evidence in the case was 'legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions'", and DeLay was formally acquitted.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-2][2][/url] The State of Texas appealed the acquittal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-3][3][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-4][4][/url] On October 1, 2014, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the appellate court decision overturning DeLay's conviction.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-5][5][/url]

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Ronnie Earle (Travis County DA) was a hyper-partisan liberal piece of ***** He loved to pull these tricks because he could never be beaten in Austin elections. It was a political prosecution in an extremely leftwing jurisdiction. Unsurprisingly, the conviction was overturned.

etxag02 said:

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BQ78 said:

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It seems to me the only fraud is the charge itself. This is a political hit job with all the authenticity of Blassey-Ford.

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I dunno man. When eight of his closest employees, including his first assistant attorney general, several top deputies, and his law enforcement director, formally complained to the FBI that their boss had illegally abused his office through "intense and bizarre" efforts to assist his friend, that kinda says something.

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Where have I heard of that happening before?

I am old enough to remember "republican" James Comey and "republican" Robert Mueller playing kabuki theater with Donald Trump and using the full force of the federal government against him when they knew the charges were completely false. People without integrity are not the measuring stick for the rest of us.

I don't know of any conservative that says anything other than "if they are guilty they should be punished." The leftists are the ones that caveat the statement above with '…only if they don't believe the same as me.' If Paxton did something illegal get the evidence and prosecute him. I am skeptical though given the amount of time this has been going on.

Ellis Wyatt said:

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etxag02 said:

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Ellis Wyatt said:

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Yep. Tom DeLay. Libs did the same thing to him that they're doing to Paxton. After they forced DeLay to resign, all the allegations and charges went away. Crazy, isn't it.

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Are you writing your own history?

DeLay was convicted by a jury and sentenced to three years in prison on the charge of conspiring to launder corporate money into political donations and then the two Republican appointed judges on a Texas appeals court overturned his convictions.

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Sorry. I simplified the explanation.

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In 2005, DeLay was indicted on criminal charges of conspiracy to violate election law by campaign money laundering in 2002 by a Travis County grand jury after he waived his rights under the statutes of limitations. In accordance with Republican Caucus rules, DeLay temporarily resigned from his position as House Majority Leader and later, announced that he would not seek to return to the position. He resigned his seat in Congress in June 2006. He was convicted in January 2011 and sentenced to three years in prison but was free on bail while appealing his conviction. The trial court's judgment was overturned by the Texas Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court, on September 19, 2013, with a ruling that "the evidence in the case was 'legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions'", and DeLay was formally acquitted.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-2][2][/url] The State of Texas appealed the acquittal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-3][3][/url][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-4][4][/url] On October 1, 2014, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the appellate court decision overturning DeLay's conviction.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay#cite_note-5][5][/url]

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Ronnie Earle (Travis County DA) was a hyper-partisan liberal piece of ***** He loved to pull these tricks because he could never be beaten in Austin elections. It was a political prosecution in an extremely leftwing jurisdiction. Unsurprisingly, the conviction was overturned.

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Yep, remember him going after Kay Bailey as well and having the charges dismissed with prejudice.

Yep, talking points are out, just received a political text message outlining this and telling me to vote no for Paxton tomorrow. I told them to leave me alone and I had already early voted for him.

The whole 2015 farce is Joe Straus' political payback for Paxton daring to challenge him for Speaker in 2011. Straus' lieutenant Byron Cook is the one making accusations against Paxton.

Joe Straus is a crooked SOB who also indicted Wallace Hall for exposing tu's pay-to-play admission scandal that several of his political buddies were part of.

Straus Leadership Team Behind Paxton Indictments