James Talarico is running against "Former" Criminal Ken Paxton (Securities Fraud) for Senator in Texas - The terms required him to perform 100 hours of community service, take 15 hours of legal ethics courses, and pay $271,000 in restitution to the victims.

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The nearly decade-long Securities Fraud Indictment case was dismissed in March 2024 after he completed a pretrial intervention agreement. The terms required him to perform 100 hours of community service, take 15 hours of legal ethics courses, and pay $271,000 in restitution to the victims. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. has served as the Attorney General of Texas since 2015.  While never criminally convicted, his tenure has been extensively defined by legal battles, a 2023 impeachment for alleged bribery and abuse of office, and a 2015 felony indictment for securities fraud... 

Securities Fraud Indictment:

https://ballotpedia.org/Securities_fraud_charges_against_Texas_Attorney_General_Ken_Paxton,_2015