Ken Paxton, Republican Nominee for Attorney General, Could Be Stripped of Nomination
In May, State Senator Ken Paxton, who is the Republican nominee for Attorney General, admitted he violated state securities laws.
Paxton has already paid a fine for acting as the unregistered representative of an investment adviser. In May, when the violations came to light, Sen. Paxton was merely a candidate for Texas Attorney General, however, the Republican runoff is now in the past and Paxton is the nominee. Now, other, establishment Republicans are beginning to get nervous of what Paxton's nomination could mean.
In an e-mail, progressive ally The Lone Star Project has learned Republicans inside the Texas capitol may be urging the Travis County District Attorney, an office that also runs Texas' Public Integrity Unit, to move quickly to prosecute Ken Paxton.
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However, if the Travis County District Attorney does not convict Sen. Paxton until much later in the year, but before the November election, Paxton would likely be removed from the ballot, leaving the election to be contested only between Democrat Sam Houston and third party candidates.
The complete article is at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15397/ken-paxton-republican-nominee-for-attorney-general-could-be-stripped-of-nomination .
