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Travis Scott and Live Nation were sued by the families of 10 victims who died in the Astroworld tragedy. Every case was settled out of court.

For all the emphasis placed on his alleged fraud, the attorney general was never headed for prison—at least not on these charges.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton never would have been sent to prison if his fraud case had gone to trial, the prosecutors now say.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is not going to trial after all.In 2015, a grand jury indicted Paxton on three felony criminal charges: two counts of securities fraud and one count of failing to register with state securities regulators. Prosecutors claimed that Paxton solicited two acquaintan...

After nine years of pursuing criminal fraud charges against the Texas attorney general, prosecutors now say that their case was weak.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was set to stand trial in less than three weeks.

AUSTIN — In a stunning decision announced just weeks before he was scheduled to face a jury, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a deal with prosecutors to have

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