Tag Archives: Ken Paxton

Texas AG Seeks Dismissal Of All Impeachment Articles

The Texas Tribune reports: Attorneys for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a flurry of motions over the weekend that seek to dismiss additional articles of impeachment, arguing that the allegations are baseless or fall under the legitimate duties of the attorney general’s office. Paxton’s team also downplayed the severity of the accusations against him — including those surrounding his …

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Texas AG Appears In Court On Securities Fraud Charges

The Texas Tribune reports: After years of delays, impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton is finally due back in court Thursday in his securities fraud case. Paxton and his lawyers are set to appear at 9 a.m. in Harris County district court for what records describe as a “non-trial setting.” Paxton was indicted on securities fraud charges months after he first …

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GOP Texas AG Seeks Dismissal Of Impeachment Articles Because Voters Knew About Allegations Before Election

The Texas Tribune reports: Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton requested Monday that all but one of 20 articles of impeachment be dismissed, arguing his removal would “override the will of the people” who elected him with knowledge of his alleged misconduct. In a separate filing to the court of impeachment, Paxton’s team also requested that his trial before …

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Paxton Seeks To Disqualify Three Dems From His Trial

The Texas Tribune reports: Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton are pushing to disqualify three Democratic state senators as jurors in his upcoming impeachment trial. Paxton’s lawyers filed a motion Friday that asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to disqualify Sens. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio and José Menéndez of San Antonio, arguing they have a …

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Paxton Backers Dump $3 Million On TX Lt Gov, Who Will Oversee Paxton’s Impeachment Trial In State Senate

Dallas’s NBC affiliate reports: Defend Texas Liberty PAC has urged Republican lawmakers to vote against removing impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton. Campaign records published Tuesday show the group also gave a $1 million donation and a $2 million loan to the presiding officer over the Paxton case in the Texas Senate — Republican Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. Luke Macias, director …

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Far-Right Billionaires Rally To Save Texas AG Ken Paxton

The Texas Tribune reports: A vote to impeach Paxton, Jonathan Stickland wrote on Twitter, “is a decision to have a primary.” “Wait till you see my PAC budget,” he later added. Stickland is the leader of Defend Texas Liberty, a political action committee that has donated millions of dollars to far-right candidates in the state. It is a key part …

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Gag Order Issued In Texas AG’s Impeachment Trial

The Texas Tribune reports: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Monday issued a wide-ranging gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, saying “out-of-court statements” by both sides could jeopardize the trial in the Texas Senate. The order, which went into immediate effect, cites what Patrick called “particularly egregious” statements that “pose a serious and imminent …

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TX AG Refuses To Testify At “Illegal” Impeachment Trial

The Texas Tribune reports: The lead attorney for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton said his client will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial in the Texas Senate. Paxton’s defense lawyer, Tony Buzbee, made the announcement in a late Monday night statement on the eve of the July Fourth holiday. The Senate could still try to force Paxton to testify, …

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Report “Clearing” Paxton Made By Firm On State Payroll

The Austin Statesman reports: In May, moments after the Texas House voted to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his office released an “outside” report produced by a private law firm that asserted his innocence against some of the allegations levied against him. What Paxton and his office did not say: The law firm that produced the report, Lewis Brisbois …

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Texas AG Investigated Over $3.5M “Real Estate Spree”

The Washington Examiner reports: Prosecutors in the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have expanded their investigation into his real estate dealings. The dealings under scrutiny are $3.5 million worth of properties purchased by Paxton and his family after he came under federal investigation, the Wall Street Journal revealed. Purchased from July 2021 to April 2022, the properties include …

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TX Senate Orders Paxton To Attend Impeachment Trial

The Texas Tribune reports: Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton will answer to 16 of 20 articles of impeachment at a trial to begin Sept. 5, the Texas Senate said Wednesday night after spending about 20 hours drafting the trial rules in private. Paxton’s wife, Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, can attend, but she will not participate in deliberations or closed sessions …

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Paxton Owes $125K To TX Cultist Overseeing His Trial

The Houston Chronicle reports: In the upcoming impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has likened the Senate proceedings to a real-world courtroom, with senators serving as jurors and Patrick as the judge. However, this raises concerns over potential conflicts of interest within the trial. Paxton owes Patrick around $125,000 in outstanding campaign loans, while one …

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Feds File Eight Felony Charges Against Developer Who Allegedly Bribed Texas AG, $172M In Restitution Sought

An update on this morning’s news via The Texas Tribune: Nate Paul, the Austin real estate investor central to allegations of illegal conduct by suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, has been charged with eight counts of making false statements to financial institutions. Paul, 36, allegedly overstated his assets and understated his liabilities to fraudulently obtain loans, according to a 23-page …

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FBI Arrests Developer Who Allegedly Bribed Texas AG

The Texas Tribune reports: Nate Paul, the Austin real estate developer central to allegations of illegal conduct by Ken Paxton, Texas’ now-suspended attorney general, was arrested by the FBI on Thursday. Paul was booked into the Travis County Jail at 4:25 p.m. on a federal warrant, said Kristen Dark, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. The nature of …

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TX Gov Appoints Former Trump Lawyer As Interim AG

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed Fort Worth lawyer and former Secretary of State John Scott as interim Texas attorney general, temporarily replacing Ken Paxton, who was suspended as attorney general pending the outcome of an impeachment trial in the state Senate. Scott previously served as deputy attorney general for civil litigation when Abbott led that …

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Paxton’s Impeachment Trial Scheduled For August

The Associated Press reports: A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate, where the jury that would determine his future could include his wife, Sen. Angela Paxton. Setting a schedule was one of the last orders of business …

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Will Paxton’s Wife Recuse From His Impeachment Trial?

The Texas Tribune reports: As Ken Paxton’s scandals have mounted, Angela Paxton has stood by his side, and over two terms in the Senate seat he once held, she has done little to disentangle her political legacy from her husband’s. He funded her first run with a $2 million loan from his campaign; once elected, she tried to pass legislation …

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BREAKING: Texas AG Paxton Impeached In 121-23 Vote

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 …

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LIVE VIDEO: Texas House Votes On Impeaching Paxton

The Texas Tribune reports: The Republican-dominated Texas House is set to vote Saturday on the impeachment of the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, considering a list of charges that include abuse of office, obstruction of justice, taking bribes and using his position to benefit himself and a political donor. The extraordinary vote would be one of the few ever …

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Texas Governor Silent On Attempt To Impeach Paxton

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott is staying silent on the potential impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas House on Saturday. More than 24 hours after a House committee unanimously recommended impeachment, Abbott’s office has not responded to requests for comment on the situation. The full House intends to start debating the impeachment resolution at 1 …

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