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— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 26, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (@AP) — GOP-held Texas state House sets Saturday afternoon vote on impeachment of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
— Jake Bleiberg (@JZBleiberg) May 26, 2023
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment.
The state House math is grim for him.
A simple majority is needed to impeach, so only a fraction of the 85 Republicans would need to join the 64 Democrats in voting for it.
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— Jake Bleiberg (@JZBleiberg) May 26, 2023
Why Texas’ GOP-controlled House wants to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward a Saturday impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office.
The extraordinary and rarely used maneuver comes in the final days of the state’s legislative session and sets up a bruising political fight. It pits Paxton, who has aligned himself closely with former President Donald Trump and the state’s hard-right conservatives, against House Republican leadership, who appear to have suddenly had enough of the allegations of wrongdoing that have long dogged Texas’ top lawyer…
Paxton faces grim legislative math. A simple majority is needed to impeach. That means only a fraction of the House’s 85 Republican members would need to vote against Paxton, if all 64 Democrats did.
The House can call witnesses to testify, but the investigating committee already did that prior to recommending impeachment. Over several hours Wednesday, investigators delivered an extraordinary public airing of Paxton’s years of scandal and alleged lawbreaking.
Saturday’s floor debate and vote is expected to last about five hours.