# texas attorney general impeachment

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pleads not guilty in first day of impeachment trial. Here's what to know » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial began Tuesday on 16 articles of impeachment relating to allegations of bribery, dereliction of duty and disregard of official duty. Cbsnews.com

Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached: What to know about the controversy, what comes next » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached on May 27, becoming the state's first statewide official to be impeached since 1917 Abcnews.go.com

Woman with whom Texas Attorney General Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment » A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former employees say he had on extramarital affair is expected to be called to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. Pbs.org

Texas braces for impeachment battle » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) impeachment trial in the Lone Star State begins Tuesday, when Republicans in the state Legislature’s upper chamber will play the pivotal role in co… Thehill.com

Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial » The House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975. Texastribune.org

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive $153k salary while suspended | KEYE » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive any of his salary payments while he is suspended from office. Cbsaustin.com

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment » Only two of 19 Republican Senators voted in favor of convicting for any article — a stark contrast to the more than 70% of House Republicans who impeached the attorney general in May. Texastribune.org

Ken Paxton Impeachment » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment, emerging victorious from another career scandal. He was accused of misusing the powers of his office to help his friend and donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor who was under federal investigation. Paxton now returns, emboldened, to lead an institution that's vital to the conservative cause. The September 2023 impeachment trial escalated a Texas GOP civil war and his supporters have promised swift retribution against fellow Republicans. Texastribune.org