State of Texas: Paxton impeachment – how we got here and what comes next

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The historic vote in the Texas House to impeach Ken Paxton is adding to the intensity of the final days of the legislative session. House members spent nearly four hours Saturday considering the impeachment resolution, before voting to approve the measure. It’s the first time in Texas history that lawmakers took up, let alone passed, a resolution to impeach a sitting Attorney General. Paxton is a Republican. So is State Rep. Andrew Murr, R – Junction, who leads the House General Investigating Committee that recommended the articles...