Texas court allows AG Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to move to Houston
A Texas court has ruled that embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton’s long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 will take place in Houston AUSTIN, Texas -- Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 will take place in Houston, a court ruled Wednesday, dealing the Republican another setback as he awaits a separate impeachment trial . It remains unclear, however, when Paxton might finally have his day in court on felony charges of defrauding investors in a tech startup. For now, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a decision by a judge who originally oversaw the case to move the proceedings out of Paxton's hometown near Dallas. Paxton has spent years fighting to keep the trial in Collin County, where he maintains wide support among GOP activists and his wife, Angela Paxton, is a state senator. The ruling by Texas' highest criminal court comes as Paxton faces removal from office following h...