Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t finished yet
Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Angela Paxton on Monday declined comment on the impeachment, and on Tuesday, Patrick wouldn’t say if Paxton would participate in her husband’s trial in the Senate. The impeachment charges include bribery related to one of Paxton’s donors, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, allegedly employing the woman with whom he had the affair in exchange for legal help. Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi, a Paxton ally, said the party would have to rely on the “principled leadership of the Texas Senate to restore sanity and reason.” The move to the Senate could give Paxton’s grassroots supporters and national figures like Trump time to apply more pressure.