The Texas Senate has ended its deliberations in the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton and will begin voting on each accusation of corruption on Saturday morning, the president of the Senate said.
The votes will begin at 10:30 a.m. Central time, according to an email sent by the office of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who as president of the Senate has presided over the trial as its judge.
If they do so, Paxton will be permanently removed from his position at attorney general. Senators would then hold another vote to determine if he is barred from life from holding any statewide elected position in Texas. Paxton's impeachment trial opened on Sept. 5 and saw a string of former top aides testify at length about what they called his corrupt practices, including making legal maneuvers and using the power of his office to protect Nate Paul, a wealthy political donor and real estate developer, as he faced federal investigations.
The Texas Senate has 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats. Paxton's wife, Angela, is a Republican senator, but was barred from voting in the trial. The last impeachment trial of a statewide officeholder in Texas was in 1917.
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