A Travis County district judge awarded the four whistleblowers $6.6 million in damages. The four former Attorney General employees blew the whistle on AG Ken Paxton. I previously wrote abut this whistleblower complains here and here. AG Paxton did not contest liability. So, the main issue at trial was damages. Each of the four whistleblowers received $1 or $2 million. The four plaintiffs included Blake Brickman, Mark Penley, David Maxwell and Ryan Vassar. The judge found they had shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Paxton had violated the Texas Whistleblower Act.

AG Paxton admitted to liability, so as to avoid being deposed. Even though Paxton admitted to being liable for the claims, he said he would appeal the finding. See Texas Tribune report for more information.