Texas House committee recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

[TheProle]

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AUSTIN, Texas — (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE)

In an unprecedented move, a Texas House committee voted Thursday to recommend that Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached and removed from office, citing a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking that investigators detailed one day earlier.

During a specially called meeting Thursday afternoon, the House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously to refer articles of impeachment to the full chamber.The House will next decide whether to approve articles of impeachment against Paxton, which could remove the attorney general from office pending the outcome of a trial to be conducted by the Senate.

If a majority of the 149-member House approves the articles before the regular legislative session ends Monday, senators would need to convene a special session to hear the case.

No Legislature has impeached an attorney general, an extraordinary step that lawmakers have historically reserved for public officials who faced serious allegations that they have abused their powers.

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[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

[scipan]

2. Wow.

I wonder why they are going after him. After all, there are plenty of others (George Santos for one) whom they protect.