Published 11 months ago

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet

The Texas House of Representatives has impeached Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment, including abuse of office and bribery.
The impeachment moves to the Republican-controlled Senate, where a two-thirds majority vote would be required to permanently bar Paxton from holding office in Texas.
The impeachment is the result of years of scandal and allegations of wrongdoing, including Paxton's connections to Austin real estate developer Nate Paul and accusations of bribery related to one of Paxton's donors employing the woman with whom he had an extra-marital affair in exchange for legal help.

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