Texas AG Ken Paxton is closer than ever to trial over securities fraud charges

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was expected back in court Tuesday and closer than ever to standing trial on felony securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. Last week, a final pretrial hearing before a Houston judge was abruptly rescheduled, and both a special prosecutor and one of Paxton's attorneys declined comment Monday on whether the case was going forward or if a deal to settle was possible. If convicted, Paxton could be sentenced to prison and would be disqualified from holding state office.