WASHINGTON — Texas Congressional Republicans helped move the chamber a historic step closer toward impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for what the GOP has described as a mishandling of the southern border and a dereliction of duties amid a rise in illegal crossings.
The House Homeland Security Committee voted 18-15 along party lines to impeach the secretary, citing two articles of impeachment – “breach of public trust” and “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law." Four Texas Republicans sit on the committee: former committee chair Rep. Michael McCaul, of Austin, border district Rep. Tony Gonzales of San Antonio, Rep. August Pfluger of San Angelo, and Rep. Morgan Luttrell of Willis.
