Despite demands from the Texas Attorney General's office, Ken Paxton will not be getting any back pay from when he was suspended from his job after being impeached.
Through his deputy Brent Webster, Paxton had demanded his withheld salary from when he was suspended, citing state law does not explicitly prohibit a suspended officeholder from getting paid.
In a letter obtained by The Texas Tribune, Paxton’s office charges that the comptroller violated state law and the Texas Constitution “by refusing to issue salary payments to a duly elected statewide officeholder.”
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar disagrees and says the state constitution clearly allows employees, but not elected officeholders, to be on leave with pay.
The letter also indicates that the comptroller has sought to recover money that Hegar’s office believes was “overpaid” to Paxton.
Paxton had threatened legal action for his money but Hegar invited Paxton to file a writ of mandamus with the State Supreme Court.
Only if the State Supreme Court rules in his favor will Hegar's office comply.
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