Lawsuit Targeting Texas Attorney General Alleges a Conspiracy of Fraud and Harassment, a ‘Wild Conspiracy Theory,’ and Paying People to Keep a Lid on His ‘Mistress’ Colin Kalmbacher
Several former staffers have accused Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton, the indicted Republican behind the last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 election in the Supreme Court, of trading favors and crimes in order to facilitate a coverup about his alleged mistress.
Already under fire for roughly half a decade in the Lone Star State on securities-fraud charges, Paxton has been the target of bribery and abuse of power allegations in October of last year by seven top aides in an extraordinary public statement. Paxton quickly denied those accusations and attributed the criticism to “rogue employees.”
The eight
survivor-plaintiffs behind the sexual assault class action against Austin and Travis County will have their long-awaited day in court. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set the case for oral argument, tentatively scheduled for the week of March 29.
“I’m very grateful to the appellate judges for their decision to let our voices be heard in the courtroom,”
Marina Conner, a plaintiff in the suit, told the
Chronicle. “We’ve been fighting for this for a long time.I think it would be great for City Council and the [Travis County] District Attorney to attend the hearing for them to understand what they’re fighting against. ”
Demonstrators and police clash outside APD headquarters during the May 30-31 protests against police brutality last summer (Photo by David Brendan Hall)
Editor s note: This story has been updated since publication with new information concerning the shooting of Justin Howell. I don t mind talking about how it s affecting me, I don t mind talking about the surgeries I ve been through. But running through the actual memory of being shot, and right after being shot – that s really difficult.
There s a lot that Sam Kirsch would rather talk about. The origins of policing, the evolution of the civil rights movement – anything other than what happened on May 31, 2020. But Kirsch knows his story will bring attention to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the violence against Black and brown citizens that he believes is an inseparable part of police culture. He feels he has to tell it.