Texas Attorney General Paxton Is Temporarily Suspended After Impeachment Vote
The state attorney general and conservative star faces a trial in the Senate.
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The state attorney general and conservative star faces a trial in the Senate.
The House voted 121-23 to suspend the attorney general and refer him to the Senate for trial on charges of bribery, abuse of office and obstruction. It was the first such impeachment since 1975.
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by the Texas House of Representatives in a 121-23 vote. Now Paxton will be temporarily suspended from his duties.
Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives was set to hold historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.