Attorney General Ken Paxton impeached in landslide 121-23 vote.
Quite a few conservative members rose to speak about what they called a rushed process, devoid of actual evidence. But at the end of four hours of consideration, the members voted overwhelmingly 121-23 for impeachment.
It will be the first time a Texas attorney general has ever been impeached, and only the third time any Texas elected official has been . Paxton will soon face a trial in the Senate, with members of the House acting as prosecutors and the body’s 31 senators acting as jurors. The Senate hasn’t set a date for the trial. Paxton, who was immediately suspended following the House vote, will be permanently removed from office if two-thirds of the senators vote for impeachment.
The House proceedings began with the reading of 20 Articles of Impeachment, 18 of which constituted crimes ranging from Class A misdemeanors to second-degree felonies. Several related to accusations that Paxton had accepted bribes from Austin real estate investor Nate Paul. Others concerned long-standing claims of securities fraud.
Paxton reached an agreement in February to pay the former employees $3.3 million – but he asked Texas taxpayers to cover the bill. Republican Rep.
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