Tuesday’s hearing put the state’s disregard for its own responsibility to protect and defend “life” in devastating relief. The lawyer, Texas Assistant Solicitor General Beth Klusman, was tasked with arguing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal before the state’s’ highest court — an...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted by the GOP-led state Senate on all 16 articles of impeachment. Sep 16, 2023 Senate begins deliberations in Paxton impeachment trial If state Attorney General Ken Paxton is convicted of any of the articles of impeachment, he will be removed fr...
TEXAS AG KEN PAXTON PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO IMPEACHMENT CHARGES AFTER SENATE ADVANCES CASE TO TRIAL Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/File) The jury needed 21 votes to confirm the impeachment, but a two-thirds majority was not reached. The vote finished ...
After the 121-23 vote, in which two members voted present, Paxton was temporarily suspended from his office as he now has to wait for a trial in the Senate. Paxton faced 20 articles of impeachment. The articles allege that Paxton committed a number of infractions, inc...