Texas AG Faces Immediate Impeachment as Republicans Turn on Him

The Texas state House will vote Saturday on impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton. A successful vote would immediately remove Paxton from his post. The Associated Press reported that 20 articles of impeachment have been filed against Paxton. Allegations against the Republican include that he has attempted to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits, wrongly issued legal opinions to benefit real estate developer Nate Paul and acted to obstruct whistleblowers in his office. Paxton faces bribery charges alleging that Paul and Paxton had a deal in which Paul hired a woman with whom...