AG Paxton’s attorneys want judge to deny State’s motion for delay

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have issued a response to the State’s motion to push Paxton’s trial date back.
The State filed the motion for continuance to trial on Sept. 25. The trial date was moved to Dec. 11, 2017 after Judge George Gallagher was disqualified from the case.
Paxton’s attorneys say the delay should be denied because their client has “been ready and anxious for his day in court” and he has “asserted