Impeachment

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or during the next regular session.

Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling” that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption.

Paxton, who was accused of abusing his office to help a campaign donor, also beat impeachment charges based on these same corruption allegations.

The Texas House impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton with bipartisan approval in May 2023. The Texas Senate ultimately voted to acquit him.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton disagree on who should win two dozen GOP primary races for the Texas House. Abbott has spent big in these races, while Paxton had relied on his endorsement and campaign appearances.

Paxton, a Republican, brought on a private law firm to fight a whistleblower lawsuit accusing him of wrongful termination. His agency has paid the firm at least $700,000 to fight the suit since 2020.

Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges last year, has commented for the first time on why he has not listed six out-of-state properties on his state ethics forms.

Paxton, a Republican, beat the impeachment charges and now wants to end the lawsuit underlying them.

Seven Republican and five Democratic lawmakers have been tasked with presenting the evidence to Texas senators in the hopes that they will convince them to convict Paxton.

President Biden said that "even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty'."