Of course they filed a motion to dismiss

[gratuitous]

We'll see if their allegation of a meritless complaint has any, uh, merit. Without any other information, though, I'd say that the federal civil case will proceed since there's a state criminal case pending. The standard of proof for a civil case is lower than the standard for a criminal case, and if the criminal case is ongoing (which is to say, there's enough evidence to proceed), then the civil case is probably good to go, as well.

It's telling not only that Paxton isn't getting any pressure to resign from his fellow Texas Republicans (or maybe he is, behind the scenes), but that he can say that publicly without fear of contradiction. I guess that whole "law and order" pose Republicans like to affect is only good in some circumstances.