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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Patrick Svitek

Gov. Greg Abbott can pick a fill-in attorney general. He’s so far been silent on impeachment.

Gov. Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hosted 12 attorneys general from around the U.S. for a border security briefing at Texas DPS regional headquarters in Weslaco on Jan. 27, 2022.
Gov. Greg Abbott, left, and Attorney General Ken Paxton at a border security briefing in 2022. (Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune)

As the Texas House moved toward impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton this week, Gov. Greg Abbott kept his distance. But now that the House has voted to impeach, he could soon have a major choice to make.

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