Federal judge dismisses securities fraud charges against Ken Paxton

A federal judge dismissed the securities fraud indictment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that had been pending since 2015, ruling that the statute of limitations had expired after a decade of procedural delays. Paxton had been charged with fraud for allegedly encouraging investors to buy stock in a technology company without disclosing he would receive compensation. The dismissal removed the last major legal cloud over Paxton$t$s Senate campaign just months after Trump endorsed him.