October 28, 2014 10:11 AM

District judge dismisses emergency motion to release documents in Paxton felony complaint

Will privacy defense be left to Paxton's own office, if elected?

Paperwork around Attorney General candidate Ken Paxton’s violation of the Texas Securities Act will not be released before the upcoming November election, a district judge in Travis County decided last week.

The Texas Coalition on Lawyer Accountability, which also pursued complaints against former Williamson County district attorneys John Bradley and Ken Anderson in the false conviction of Michael Morton, sued the Texas State Securities Board for an emergency release of paperwork around Paxton’s admissions. Paxton acknowledged under oath to the board he had committed a number of violations to the securities act by failing to disclose he was a paid investment adviser for his former business partner.

This would be a separate action from the Texans for Public Justice’s efforts to get Paxton’s actions investigated by the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit. District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg announced the complaint would not be investigated so close to election time, as was custom with the office.

By Kimberly Reeves