Paxton said House members were showing 'contempt for the electoral process' and accused them of sabotaging his work challenging the Biden administration. KenPaxton TexasCorruption txlege txhouse DadePhelan TexasRepublicans Texas
At a press conference on Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton with aides, from left: Tommy Tran, executive assistant; James R. Lloyd, associate deputy attorney general for civil litigation; Austin A.
The Republican-led House General Investigating Committee went public with its monthslong investigation into the attorney general earlier this week. It had authorized the probe after Paxton asked the Legislature to use taxpayer money to pay the $3.3 million lawsuit settlement between him and four of his former deputies, who said they were improperly fired after telling federal and state investigators they believed Paxton had accepted bribes and engaged in other misconduct.
Committee investigators also discussed criminal charges that have been pending against Paxton since 2015, when a Collin County grand jury indicted him on two counts of felony securities fraud related to private business deals in 2011. According to those charges, Paxton solicited investors into Servergy Inc. without disclosing that the McKinney tech company was paying him to promote its stock.
“The House is poised to do exactly what Joe Biden has been hoping to accomplish since his first day in office: sabotage our work, my work, as attorney general of Texas,” Paxton said, speaking in front of 15 staffers at the attorney general’s office in downtown Austin and flanked by two banners reading “Liberty and justice for Texas.
A simple majority is needed to send the matter to a trial before the Texas Senate. If the House votes to impeach Paxton, the memo said, the House would conduct the trial in the Senate through a group of House members called “managers.” "They thought I was gonna lose my election to [George P.] Bush and they became very disturbed when I won," Paxton said about his primary challenger from last May."They concocted this plan, I think months and months ago, maybe right after my reelection, thinking that the voters were not not smart enough to figure this out."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas House committee recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken PaxtonChris Hilton, head of litigation in the attorney general’s office, told reporters that lawmakers can’t oust Ken Paxton. His comments came as a House committee met behind closed doors about its investigation into the state’s top lawyer.
Read more »
Texas House panel recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken PaxtonThe committee voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon to draw up articles of impeachment. Texas KenPaxton PaxtonImpeachment GregAbbott txlege TexasRepublicans
Read more »
Texas House committee recommends impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton following investigationA Texas House investigative committee unanimously voted to recommend impeachment for state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday afternoon.
Read more »
Texas House panel recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken PaxtonA bipartisan, Republican-led committee in the Texas House of Representatives voted to recommend impeaching the state’s embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton, a day after investigators testified about a months-long probe into Paxton’s alleged misconduct.
Read more »
Texas House committee recommends Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeachedNEW: A Texas House committee has voted unanimously to recommend that state AG Ken Paxton be impeached and removed from office. The recommendation moves to the full House for a vote that could take place as soon as Friday.
Read more »