Texas judge tosses disciplinary lawsuit against state attorney general's top aide

A Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit that the State Bar of Texas filed earlier this year against Brent Webster, a top aide to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Sunday, July 11, 2021. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)  In this June 28, 2020, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waits on the flight line at Love Field in Dallas.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest. 

"To find in the Commission's favor would stand for a limitation of the Attorney General’s broad power to file lawsuits on the State’s behalf, a right clearly supported by the Texas Constitution and recognized repeatedly by Texas Supreme Court precedent," the judge wrote in a brief letter.