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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Patrick Svitek

Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off political earthquake in Texas

Opening Day action of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol showing Attorney General Ken Paxton conferring with Gov. Greg Abbott outside the Senate chamber before his swearing in ceremony in Jan. 10, 2023.
Attorney General Ken Paxton confers with Gov. Greg Abbott outside the Senate chamber before his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 10, 2023. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune)

​​For nearly a decade, Texas Republicans largely looked the other way as Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal problems piled up.

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