The Texas AG may be impeached by members of his own party. Here are the allegations

Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26, 2023. An investigating committee says the Texas House of Representatives will vote Saturday on whether to impeach. (Eric Gay/AP)

AUSTIN, Texas – Saturday afternoon, Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton will face an impeachment vote in the Texas House after a committee, led by Republicans, adopted 20 articles of impeachment against him.

The decision by the House General Investigating Committee came a day after the panel heard from investigators who alleged that the attorney general engaged in illegal acts to protect a political donor, among other accusations.