Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Lawyers for a group of non-profit agencies that sued Texas over funds related to abortion access out-of-state, have provided emails that show Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office knew he’d be subpoenaed days before a process server went to his Collin County home on Monday.
According the Texas Tribune, emails show that lawyers tried to subpoena Paxton by way of AG office attorneys for at least 4 days. They reportedly warned that they would be forced to send a process server to the AG’s home.
In a sworn affidavit a process server, identified as Ernesto Martin Herrera said that he went to Paxton’s house, identified himself and said that he was trying to serve important documents. The Paxton’s – Ken Paxton and his wife, Texas State Senator Angela Paxton – eventually left in a rush in an SUV driven by Mrs. Paxton.
The embattled A-G alleges the he left his home because he and his wife were “accosted” by an unidentified man.
On Tuesday, a federal judge quashed the subpoena, but attorneys for the plaintiffs have asked the judge to reconsider.
Meantime, while not disputing the substance of the affidavit, Paxton on Tuesday also blasted the media for reporting on the details.
(Copyright 2022 WBAP/KLIF 24/7. This report contains material from the Texas Tribune.)
