In this June 22, 2017, file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. Special prosecutors who've spent nearly four years trying to bring Paxton to trial on securities fraud charges are facing another setback, throwing the case into new uncertainty. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, refused to reconsider a 2018 ruling that effectively denied special prosecutors nearly $200,000 they say they're owed. Prosecutors have threatened to quit if they're not paid. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)