Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is poised to be tried this spring after the presiding judge rejected his request to dismiss the almost 9-year-old felony fraud charges against him.
The judge, Andrea Beall, decided on Friday that Mr. Paxton will go to trial in the case. The trial is set to start on April 15.
Mr. Paxton, who is serving his third term as Texas’ top lawyer, faces two first-degree felony charges of securities fraud, which each carries five to 99 years in prison, and a third-degree felony charge of failing to register with state securities regulators. He has denied all the charges, calling them “politically motivated.”…