# texas attorney general impeachment

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a historic impeachment vote after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations. Cbsnews.com

Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth won’t seek reelection » The chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee has held her seat since 1997. She was the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House. Texastribune.org

Impeachment proceedings against Texas AG Ken Paxton underway » Paxton could be suspended from office over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust. Cbsnews.com

GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached on multiple corruption charges by the state's Republican-led House of Representatives. Paxton called the vote an "ugly spectacle" and said it was a "politically motivated sham since the beginning." Omar Villafranca reports. Cbsnews.com

AP sources: Texas AG's affair tied to criminal allegations » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later helped get a job with a real estate developer at the center of recent criminal allegations against the Republican. Two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, citing fears about retaliation, say that Paxton told them in 2018 that he had an affair with a former state Senate aide. Developer Nate Paul said in a deposition this week that he hired the woman at Paxton's recommendation. Paul’s hiring of the woman at Paxton’s recommendation sheds new light on the relationship between the two men. Apnews.com