Texas' GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted to impeach the state’s Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday
including bribery, firing those who reported the alleged bribery, and abuse of public trust.
Per state law, the 121-23 vote finds Paxton immediately suspended from office as he awaits the ensuing trial in the state Senate, where his final removal would require a two-thirds vote. Paxton’s wife, Angela, is among the senators who may vote. In the interim, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott can appoint another individual to serve as attorney general.
Paxton, who has become the third sitting official to have been impeached in Texas, has been a controversial figure for several reasons. He challenged President Joe Biden’s win against Donald Trump in 2020 in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2015, he was under criminal indictment on securities fraud charges prior to his taking office, after he allegedly defrauded investors in a tech startup .
The impeachment charges allege that Paxton attempted to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and other legal issues to help Paul, that the Paul hired the woman who had the affair with Paxton in exchange for the legal benefits, and that Paul paid for renovations at Paxton’s home.
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