Lawyer For Texas Attorney Generalâs Office Repeatedly Tries To Block Testimony And Evidence At Whistleblower Hearing A Travis County judge opted to move forward with Monday’s hearing without ruling on the motion to dismiss the whistleblower lawsuit. Late Monday night, an appeals court halted the second day of proceedings at the request of the agency’s attorney. March 3, 2021, 7:24 AM A judge refused Monday to immediately grant a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by four former aides fired from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office after they joined other agency employees last year in accusing the attorney general of abusing the use of office and bribery.