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Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is being investigated by a Texas House committee.
The investigation stems from his push for $3.3 million in taxpayer dollars to settle a whistleblower lawsuit from former deputies who had accused Paxton of misconduct.
House Speaker Dade Phelan's office says the investigation has been going on since March.
The House Committee on General Investigating has broad authority to probe alleged misconduct.
Eight high-ranking officials in the attorney general's office accused Paxton of improperly using his position to benefit his friend, real estate investor Nate Paul.
The Legislature's refusal to fund the settlement throws the fate of the whistleblower case up in the air.
Paxton also faces a 2022 lawsuit from the State Bar of Texas' Commission on Lawyer Discipline.
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