Texas House to vote on impeachment of state attorney general
Posted on AllSides May 26th, 2023
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A Republican-led Texas House panel unanimously recommended Thursday that lawmakers impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton—who is also a Republican. The Texas House of Representatives is set to vote Saturday over whether to impeach him. The panel filed 20 articles of impeachment including accusations that Paxton accepted bribes from a wealthy donor. The other charges include unfitness for office and abuse of public trust. On Wednesday, the committee heard testimony from a team of investigators they had hired to investigate Paxton. What has Paxton said? Paxton said the move was...