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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is in talks to settle a lawsuit filed against him by some of his office's fired former executives. Eight Paxton appointees resigned or were fired after telling the FBI in 2020 that Paxton had misused his office to help Austin investor Nate Paul, a political donor. Federal agents had searched Paul's home and businesses in 2019. Four of the executives sued Paxton, claiming they'd been fired in retaliation. Paxton says they were let go because of disagreements over his policy decisions. He's in settlement talks with three of the four plaintiffs.