Texas Attorney General Ken PaxtonA Texas House committee recommended Thursday that state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) be impeached after hearing testimony from investigators who say Paxton broke several laws in order to help a political donor.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is so corrupt that even Texas Republicans are formally trying to throw him out of office. https://t.co/ykbwpfPMxL
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) May 25, 2023
Prior to that announcement Axios reported:
A Texas House committee heard public testimony this week from investigators who allege that the state’s attorney general broke several laws and misused his power to help a political donor.
The House General Investigating Committee, led by a Republican, has the power to recommend the House censure or impeach Ken Paxton, also a Republican, meaning Paxton’s political reckoning could come from members of his own party.
Investigators for the House committee testified that Paxton committed a crime by retaliating against employees who reported violations of the law “in good faith.”
Paxton – who’s virulently anti-LGBTQ – denies any wrongdoing. The Texas House could remove him from office as soon as tomorrow.
More about the alleged offenses here. It’s worth noting that Paxton has been re-elected twice despite being under indictment on felony securities fraud charges.
Wallace: Some news has just broken about one of the most powerful Republicans in the state of Texas. The Republican attorney general Ken Paxton has been recommended for impeachment pic.twitter.com/72u6QDn6eD
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 25, 2023