After Ken Paxton faced securities fraud charges for nine years, attorneys announced at a Harris County District Court announced a deal to resolve those charges.

The 18-month pretrial intervention agreement will allow the Texas attorney general to walk away from the years-long case with no charges if he meets the deal's requirements, which include serving 100 hours of community service in Collin County, enrolling in 15 hours of legal ethics training and paying $271,000 in total restitution to investors who put money in a Dallas-area tech start-up based on Paxton's solicitations.

Following Paxton's court hearing, attorneys shared their reaction to the agreement.