Key takeaways:
- The Texas House of Representatives is set to impeach its own Attorney General, Ken Paxton (R), after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations.
- The Texas House’s General Investigating Committee voted 5-0 to recommend impeaching Paxton.
- If the House votes to impeach Paxton, the Senate will then decide whether to remove him from office, which would be the first time in Texas history that an Attorney General is removed from office.
In a remarkable turn of events, the Texas House of Representatives is set to impeach its own Attorney General, Ken Paxton (R). This comes after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations against the state’s top lawyer.
The Texas House’s General Investigating Committee on Thursday voted 5-0 to recommend impeaching Paxton. This follows months after Paxton asked the Texas House to get him out of a lawsuit by appropriating funding for a legal settlement.
Paxton has been under state-level indictment since 2015 for securities fraud, but the current impeachment proceedings are related to other allegations of criminal wrongdoing. This is the first time in nearly 200 years that a Texas official has been recommended for impeachment.
The move sets up a sudden downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Biden’s victory. It is unclear what the next steps will be, but the recommendation for impeachment will now go to the full House for a vote.
If the House votes to impeach Paxton, the Senate will then decide whether to remove him from office. This would be the first time in Texas history that an Attorney General is removed from office.
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