What to know about the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
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September 6, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began Tuesday with the embattled Republican facing accusations of corruption and bribery that have shadowed him for years.
In May, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach Paxton on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust. It was a sudden rebuke by the GOP-controlled chamber of a star of the conservative legal movement who has weathered years of scandal and alleged crimes.
Paxton is only the third sitting official in Texas' nearly 200-year history to be impeached. The House vo...
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