It's Texas, where judges are elected and virtually all the appeals court and all of the supreme court justices are republican operatives. Paxton may be convicted, Tom Delay was. But Delay was tried in Travis County, which is slightly more liberal. Paxton will be tried in his county of residence which is ultra republican.

But, like Delay, Paxton won't spend a day in jail. The appeals court and the state supreme court will find a way to give him a pass even if he is convicted by a jury. It's not a conspiracy, though. In Texas it is business as usual.

How the hell did I Miss the indicted part? Gettin old I tell ya..

Even if it did, he'd be replace by another Republican.

The securities fraud indictments are related to Servergy, a McKinney-based company that has been under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission

The Feds haven't completed their investigation. And this issue was dead when he paid a $5,000 slap on the wrist fine before the election. But the Feds started investigating when the company itself was investigated for fraud then this was revived in Texas.

That wasn't clear in the Crooks and Liars piece.

Really - the former Governor is the first candidate in history to run for the Presidency while under indictment

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/02/politics/rick-perry-indictment/

He had been convicted of advocating draft refusal in WW I. He was the Socialist candidate and got almost a million votes which was 3.4% of the total.

Did not know that - heard that Perry was the first. Thanks - I learn something new every day.

The one that let Tom Delay go scot free for writing checks instead of using cash.

Paxton signed a consent decree with the Texas Securities Board admitting to the facts and so is stuck

via crooked Repuke Texas courts will be the day that winged swine will be circling the top floors of every skyscraper in Houston and Dallas.