A committee of the State Bar filed professional misconduct complaints against Attorney General Ken Paxton for challenging the 2020 election result.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an ethics complaint against Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a nearly three-year battle over whether the state’s top legal officer should be sanctioned for conduct before the U.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) won’t face discipline from the state bar for making alleged false statements in a lawsuit that sought to overturn the result of the 2020 election.

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.