Collin County DA asks Texas Rangers to investigate AG Paxton

AUSTIN – Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis on Thursday asked the Texas Rangers to look into Attorney General Ken Paxton's admitted violations of state securities law, a day after a local grand jury appeared ready to start its own investigation.

On Monday, Austin-based watchdog group Texans for Public Justice, which filed the original criminal complaint against Paxton in Travis County, re-filed its complaint with Willis and asked him to recuse himself, citing the district attorney's long-time friendship and business relationship with Paxton.

Then on Wednesday, a local grand jury in Collin County requested the investigative file from Travis County to conduct its own probe.

Willis' office did not return repeated requests for comment Wednesday, but put out a statement just after 4 p.m. Thursday that it has asked the Texas Rangers to step in.

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