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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Kate McGee and Neelam Bohra

Senate Republicans say House managers failed to meet high burden of proof

State senators file into the Texas Senate to cast their votes on the articles of impeachment on Sept. 16, 2023.
State senators file into the Texas Senate to cast their votes on the articles of impeachment on Sept. 16, 2023. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

Senate Democrats, disappointed by the acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton, accused their Republican colleagues of caving to political pressure, while many of the Republicans who voted against conviction said the House failed to prove its case.

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