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Rosa, paxton was immediately suspended from his job as attorney general. i guess what happens next? how do they get an attorney general in texas? >> you know, under the texas constitution, the texas governor now has the power to appoint a texas attorney general. i have asked his office. i have not heard back yet. but well see how that goes. but let me take you inside the texas house and this historic vote. take a listen. >> there have been 121 yeahs, 2 nahs. 3 absent. the resolution is absent. n...

Impeached by the texas house of representatives, and under the texas constitution that means that hes immediately suspended and that the governor of texas has the power to appoint a replacement. but let me start by taking you inside the texas house for this historic vote. >> 121 ayes, the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: this is a case of republicans policing republicans in the state of tex. in the state of texas republicans lead the house, and the chairman of the committee that investigated ...

Now, in a stunning development, republican lawmakers in the texas house have voted overwhelmingly to impeach one of their own. the states republican attorney general. the vote against ken paxton was 121-23. as rosa flores reports for us now, it comes after a legislative investigation accused him of years of corruption. >> reporter: ken paxton has been impeached by the texas house of representatives. under the texas constitution, that means that hes immediately suspended and that the governor of ...

That he believes he had in the first term until he lost control of the house. >> to be continued. david sanger, always good to have your take, thank you so much for joining us. >> great to be with you. texas attorney general ken paxton is facing a trial in the texas senate after his fellow republicans in the house voted overwhelmingly to impeach him. hes calling the action illegal, unethical, and profoundly unjust. rosa flores has more from houston. >> reporter: ken paxton has been impeached b...

Union. that biegins at 9:00 a.m. right here on cnn. it was a stunning development in texas. republican lawmakers in the statehouse voted overwhelmingly to impeach one of their own. states republican attorney general. the vote against ken paxton was 121-23. and as rosa florez reports, it comes after a legislative investigation accused him of years of corruption. >> reporter: ken paxton has been impeached by the texas house of representatives. under the texas constitution he is immediately suspe...

That was awesome. super-fast internet today. with even faster speeds tomorrow. you might wanna buckle up. only from xfinity. the future starts now. welcome back. in a stunning development republican lawmakers in the texas house have voted overwhelmingly to impeach one of their own, the states republican attorney general. the vote against ken paxton was 121-23. as rosa flores reports it comes after a legislative investigation accused him of years of corruption. >> reporter: ken paxton has been

>> all right. thank you so much. the now suspended texas attorney general ken paxton is calling his impeachment vote a, quote, politically motivated sham. the a.g. sigcited abuse of powe. we have more on the looming state senate trial where paxton will find out his fate. >> reporter: ken paxton has been impeached by the texas house of representatives under the texas constitution. that means hes immediately suspended and that the governor of texas has the power to appoint a replacement. but let m...

For the dishonor. paxton is temporarily removed from office ahead of a state senate trial. the 121 to 23 vote in the gop-controlled state house was overwhelmingly republican. the scandal plagued paxton is accused of misusing his office, retaliating against rivals, and accepting bribes. in a statement on twitter, paxton blasted the impeachment, calling it an ugly spectacle, and a politically motivated sham. where have we heard that before? a senate trial that has not been announced yet. here is a...

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Take a listen. >> there have been 121 ayes, three absent, 23 nays. the resolution is adopted. the chair directs the chief clerk to notify the governor of the houses action. >> as you heard there, 121-23. technically the articles of impeachment were house resolution 2377. and it only needed 75 votes. now, ken paxton taking to twitter to respond to all. this hes calling it a sham and illegal. on twitter he said today, i am beyond grateful to have the support of millions of telephonans who recogniz...