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Attorney General Ken Paxton and four of his former top deputies who said he improperly fired them after they accused him of crimes have reached a tentative agreement to end a whistleblower lawsuit.

DALLAS (AP) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of

The settlement requires approval by the Texas Legislature and will be paid for with public funds

Paxton called his aides 'rogue employees' after they accused him of misusing his office to help one of his campaign contributors, who also employed a woman with whom the attorney general acknowledged having an extramarital affair.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican.

Four former staffers who accused Ken Paxton of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican.

The settlement requires approval by the Texas Legislature and will be paid for with public funds

The $3.3 million payout would not come from Ken Paxton's own pocket but from state funds, which means it would still require approval by the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature.

Paxton called his aides 'rogue employees' after they accused him of misusing his office to help one of his campaign contributors, who also employed a woman with whom the attorney general acknowledged having an extramarital affair.

The settlement requires approval by the Texas Legislature and will be paid for with public funds