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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Texas House delivers articles of impeachment against embattled AG ... - Yahoo News

The Texas House of Representatives on Monday delivered articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton to the state Senate.

The delivery came after the GOP-led House named the board of managers – comprising five Democrats and seven Republicans – who will oversee the impeachment proceedings. Rep. Andrew Murr, R-Junction, is leading the board, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The House approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of wrongdoing against Paxton that have trailed the state's top lawyer for years, including abuse of office and bribery. The vote immediately suspended Paxton from office.

Among those who opposed the impeachment was State Rep. Brian Harrison. He argued that House leadership "made no attempt to adequately document [Paxton's] guilt nor to demonstrate that this is anything other than a sham railroading of a political enemy."

The House needed just a simple majority of its 149 members to impeach Paxton, and the final 121-23 vote was a landslide. But the threshold for conviction in the Senate trial is higher, requiring a two-thirds majority of its 31 members.

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If that happens, Paxton would be permanently barred from holding office in Texas. Anything less means Paxton is acquitted and can resume his third term as attorney general.

Later Monday, the Senate unanimously adopted a measure that called for the trial to begin no later than Aug. 28.

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