We will not allow you to shred the constitution and infringe on the rights of Texans.... You will be held accountable," he warned the Biden administration. Closing arguments in the Texas Senate impeachment trial of Paxton began Friday morning with short remarks from the prosecution's Rep.... Unrelated to the allegations involving Paxton, Paul faces eight felony counts for allegedly making false statements to mortgage lenders and credit unions to secure business loans, and his trial is set to b

It was a sudden rebuke by the GOP-controlled chamber of a star of the conservative legal movement who has weathered years of scandal and alleged crimes.Mr Paxton is only the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to be impeached.... In 2020, the group reported their boss to the FBI, saying he broke the law to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul fight a separate federal investigation.... Mr Paul allegedly reciprocated, including by employing a woman with whom Mr Paxton

It was a sudden rebuke by the GOP-controlled chamber of a star of the conservative legal movement who has weathered years of scandal and alleged crimes.Mr Paxton is only the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to be impeached.... In 2020, the group reported their boss to the FBI, saying he broke the law to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul fight a separate federal investigation.... Mr Paul allegedly reciprocated, including by employing a woman with whom Mr Paxton

Paxton pleaded not guilty Tuesday but did not return for opening arguments, when his attorneys sharply criticized the impeachment and urged Republican senators to acquit.... “ I have one simple ask: Do the right things, ” attorney Dan Cogdell said Tuesday.... Senators on Tuesday rejected numerous motions to dismiss the charges against Paxton, who is not required to attend all the proceedings.“ Mr....

Donald Trump has spurned George P Bush to endorse under-indictment Ken Paxton for Texas attorney general. The former president refused to throw his support behind Mr Bush, the only member of his famous family to support Mr Trump after the rest snubbed his inauguration and both of his Republican nomination conventions.... This was made more striking because the Bush family had the only two living Republican ex-presidents during Mr Trump’s single term in office.“ Attorney General Ken Paxton has b

It was my honor to have helped correct this injustice!... It is time that Speaker Dade Phelan resign after pushing this Disgraceful Sham!... ” He added, “ Congratulations to Attorney General Ken Paxton on a great and historic Texas sized VICTORY....

Dan Cogdell, one of Paxton’s attorneys, said he expects the impeachment trial to last a couple of weeks.“ What I would request is we come back after that case is resolved, ” Cogdell said during the hearing.... Paxton did not say anything during the hearing, which lasted about 10 minutes.... Paxton has rarely appeared in court for hearings in the securities fraud case. Beall, a Democrat, agreed to wait to discuss a possible trial date until an Oct 6 court hearing. Wice said he shares the public

“ Or, worse, your district is cynically pushing a week-long indoctrination of your students that not only fails to obtain parental consent, but subtly cuts parents out of the loop.... Last month, the AG wrote in another letter that gender-affirming care for trans children is “ child abuse.” “ Sex-change operations and puberty blockers prescribed to kids is ‘child abuse’ under Texas law, ” Mr Paxton said in a tweet unveiling the opinion.... “ These procedures are monstrous and tragic....

Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial.... The twists and turns of how the Republican, who is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination for a third term Tuesday, has yet to have his day in court after being indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 has little comparison in American politics.... Four different judges have overseen his case at some point....

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4, 500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give him an edge in his bitter primary fight against GOP Sen.... Earlier this summer, a pro-Paxton PAC aired its first TV ad in Palm Beach, Florida, where it could be seen from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, rather than by voters in Texas. Paxton is, according to numerous public and private polls, holding strong advantages over Cornyn in next March’s primary.... Trump, however,