Thursday, May 25, 2023

20 articles of impeachment were filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas Tribune:

The Texas House will vote on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty and obstruction of justice.

Houston Chronicle:

The attorney general did not respond to a request for comment, but in a statement earlier Thursday, he criticized the investigation as unfair and accused members of the Legislature of being fake Republicans

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His wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, may soon decide whether he deserves to be removed from office

*Previously: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020