AUSTIN, Texas — Four of the whistleblowers who initially reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI announced they are continuing their legal battle against him.

During a press conference Monday, three of the whistleblowers announced they are asking the Texas Supreme Court to reopen the abatement that was put in place while the two parties worked on a settlement.

“For us, this case has always been about more than money. It’s about truth. It’s about justice,” Blake Brickman, one of the whistle blowers, said.

According to the filing, the whistleblowers argued Paxton has failed to hold up to his end of the settlement agreement, including the $3.3 million settlement.

In February, the former staffers reached a $3.3 million tentative settlement with the Office of Attorney General, contingent upon the Texas Legislature approving the funding. However, the funding hasn’t been approved. If the Texas Legislature refuses to fund the settlement, they hope to continue in district court. During the press conference, the whistleblowers said they are still open to having the Legislature fund the settlement.

The whistleblowers argue a trial would allow an impartial jury to listen to the evidence not allowed at the Senate trial. It would also allow potentially mean putting Paxton and some of his associates under oath.

“Ken Paxton will have to testify in open court. Or plead the Fifth in open court,” Brickman said.

The FBI is also investigating alleged corruption that was revealed in a whistleblower lawsuit.

Paxton was acquitted of all 16 articles on impeachment by the Texas Senate. Most of the charges surrounded his relationship with an Austin real estate developer named Nate Paul, who was indicted in June on charges of making false statements to banks in order to secure more than $170 million in loans. Paul has pleaded not guilty and did not appear at the impeachment trial.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.