In an ongoing whistleblower lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his legal team has filed an emergency request with the Texas Supreme Court, seeking to halt the depositions of Paxton and three of his top deputies. The attorneys representing the Texas Office of the Attorney General made the request on Monday morning.

The emergency request comes after a Travis County judge ordered Paxton to sit for a deposition on February 1st. The judge's order was made as a result of Paxton's attorneys failing to schedule a time with the lawyers representing the four former employees who brought the lawsuit. These former employees accuse Paxton of violating whistleblower protections when they were fired after reporting him to the FBI for alleged corruption.

Paxton's lawyers are requesting a response from the Texas Supreme Court by Wednesday, as Paxton is scheduled to answer questions under oath on Thursday. This is his 13th attempt to prevent himself from testifying, despite previously losing 12 such attempts, including two losses at the Supreme Court of Texas.

Blake Brickman, a former assistant attorney general who is part of the whistleblower lawsuit, expressed his reaction to Paxton's legal maneuver, stating that "Ken is scared" but vowing to continue fighting for the truth on behalf of every Texan.

Additionally, the Texas Office of the Attorney General has also requested the Texas Supreme Court to review the Travis County judge's order setting times for the depositions of Paxton and his top deputies. The request argues that these depositions are unnecessary, as Paxton has elected not to contest any factual issues in the case and has chosen not to dispute the plaintiffs' lawsuit.

Paxton's lawyers argue that the court needs more time to consider the request to review the deposition order, and therefore, they are seeking "emergency motion for temporary relief," which could potentially prevent him from sitting for the deposition.

The whistleblowers' attorneys have filed a response, opposing the request to block Paxton from answering questions under oath. Meanwhile, a Travis County court has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday morning to address the Texas Office of the Attorney General's motion for entry of a judgment in the case. This motion was filed in conjunction with Paxton's appeal of the judge's deposition order.

The recent legal developments surrounding Paxton's case have prompted Texas State Senator Drew Springer, a Republican from Muenster, to send a letter calling for a possible reopening of Paxton's impeachment inquiry. Springer, who previously voted to acquit Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment, stated that he changed his mind based on Paxton's recent filing on January 18th.

The Texas Supreme Court is yet to provide a response to the emergency request. Meanwhile, the depositions and legal battles continue to unfold in the whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton.