The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state.
He is just the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to have been impeached.
It is not yet clear when the Senate trial will take place. Final removal of Paxton would require a two-thirds vote in the Senate, where Republican members are generally aligned with the party’s hard right. The Senate is led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has served as state chairman for former President Donald Trump’s campaigns in Texas.
A group of Senate Republicans issued identical statements late Saturday saying they “welcome and encourage communication from our constituents.” But the group also said they now consider themselves jurors and will not discuss the Paxton case. Paxton, 60, decried the outcome in the House moments after scores of his fellow partisans voted for impeachment. His office pointed to internal reports that found no wrongdoing.
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