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The Associated Press reports:
Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes.
The vote triggers Paxton’s immediate suspension from office pending the outcome of a trial in the state Senate and empowers Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint someone else as Texas’ top lawyer in the interim.
The vote constitutes an abrupt downfall for one of the GOP’s most prominent legal combatants, who in 2020 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn President Joe Biden’s electoral defeat of Donald Trump. It makes Paxton only the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to have been impeached.
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In overwhelming 121-23 vote, Texas House votes to impeach AG Ken Paxton, suspending him from office pending a trial in the Senate. First AG impeached in Texas history. #txlege https://t.co/1nSOyKLq1E
— Brandon Formby ? (@brandonformby) May 27, 2023
BREAKING: The Texas House has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations of misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office.
Paxton will be temporarily removed from office pending the outcome of a trial in the Senate.https://t.co/DZYcwoLsW6
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 27, 2023
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) impeached by Texas House of Representatives 121-23 pic.twitter.com/wlNtCgGlB2
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 27, 2023
I am beyond grateful to have the support of millions of Texans who recognize that what we just witnessed is illegal, unethical, and profoundly unjust. I look forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate, where I have full confidence the process will be fair and just. pic.twitter.com/fEiAroA2DW
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) May 27, 2023