Ken Paxton impeachment trial cost taxpayers $5.1M, state audit finds

3/21/25 How Much Did the Paxton Impeachment Cost?

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Texas taxpayers spent $5 million on AG Ken Paxton impeachment, audit finds

AUSTIN, Texas — Impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton cost Texas taxpayers more than $5 million, according to a state audit. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick requested the audit 18 months ago to determine how much lawmakers spent investigating the…

Paxton impeachment cost exceeded $5.1 million, audit finds

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas paid over $5.1 million to prepare and conduct Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2023 impeachment trial, according to a state audit ordered by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick a year and a half ago following Paxton’s acquittal. “As I said from the very beginning, taxpayers have a right to know how much of their tax dollars were spent on former Speaker Dade Phelan’s failed political gambit,” Patrick said in a statement following the audit’s…

Paxton impeachment cost state $5.1 million, auditor report finds

The new finding is about 20% higher than previous estimates of the known cost of the effort to remove Paxton from office.

Ken Paxton impeachment trial cost taxpayers $5.1M, state audit finds

A state audit of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial shows 86% of expenses in the trial came from contracted services such as attorneys and investigators.

Texas spent $5 million on Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, audit finds

A newly released audit shows the state spent more than $5.1 million on the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2023.