The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...
The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
The Commission for Lawyer Discipline tells the Texas Supreme Court that a related ruling made its case against Paxton moot.
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