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Paxton prosecutors blame politics for trumping evidence in attorney general’s impeachment trial

Houston attorney Dick DeGuerin said his team was naive in its belief that “principle would win out over politics.”

The Texas Tribune

Paxton critics pile on, calling impeachment trial rigged

House Speaker Dade Phelan wrote an op-ed for his hometown newspaper, saying the “fix was in from the start,” while other Republican officials are calling for Phelan’s resignation.

The Texas Tribune

Dan Patrick defends taking $3 million from pro-Paxton group ahead of trial

The lieutenant governor said that he took just as much from “the other side,” including donors aligned with Texans for Lawsuit Reform, which Paxton has labeled a political enemy.

The Texas Tribune

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GOP senators, open to Paxton conviction, flipped when they realized they were still short the votes

“I feel there were six senators who were ready to be the 21st vote,” said Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas. “But they didn’t want to be the 20th vote.”

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott says special legislative session on “school choice” coming in October

The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries.

The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks state auditor to review Ken Paxton impeachment

The request follows Patrick’s blistering denunciation of the House’s role impeaching the attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s prosecutors stumbled at times. But did it matter in the GOP-dominated Senate?

The House impeachment managers faced a high bar: convincing enough Republican senators to vote against their own political self-interest.

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These 2 senators were the only Republicans to vote for Paxton impeachment articles

Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols broke from the rest of their party, but longtime observers said they weren’t surprised.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial escalates Texas Republican civil war

Paxton’s far-right supporters doubled down on their promises for swift retribution against fellow Republicans who supported his removal from office.

The Texas Tribune

For Paxton lawyers, the trial was a “sham.” House managers say it exposed a “corrupt politician.”

Finally freed of a gag order, the opposing sides pulled no punches after the attorney general was acquitted.

The Texas Tribune

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

Democrats, however, said their GOP colleagues “caved” to outside pressure in voting to acquit and return Ken Paxton to his job as attorney general.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton, Acquitted

The Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on every charge. While the impeachment trial has ended, there’s plenty more to come.

Texas Observer

Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan trade potshots after impeachment trial ends

The lieutenant governor criticized the House for a secretive and rushed process that “wasted” taxpayer dollars. The House speaker fired back, saying Patrick confessed his bias and contempt.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton acquittal updates: AG’s wife, a state senator, hugged his attorney after verdicts read

Other public officials have begun weighing in after the attorney general was returned to his post as the state’s top lawyer.

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Paxton trial updates, Sept. 14: AG supervisor refutes whistleblower claims

Watch a livestream of the attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as senators weigh his political future.

The Independent UK

Defense set to begin in impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Lawyers for impeached Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton are set to start their defense Thursday in the trial to determine whether the Republican should be removed from office

The Texas Tribune

The House has rested its case against Ken Paxton after a chaotic day for the prosecution

The House prosecutors failed to call a star witness and battled with the defense attorneys over allegations the suspended attorney general had been bribed by Nate Paul.

The Texas Tribune

“You’re on the clock”: How time constraints are affecting the Paxton impeachment trial

The prosecution and the defense were each given 24 hours to present their case and cross examine witnesses.

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The Independent UK

A decision in Texas AG's Ken Paxton's impeachment trial could happen as soon as this week

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial on abuse of power charges could be in the hands of the jury as soon as this week

The Texas Tribune

Paxton loyalists, but few others, turn out for impeachment trial opening

Texans came to the Capitol to witness Tuesday’s proceedings in which the Senate rejected motions to dismiss suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment charges.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton impeachment trial begins with sniping: “Slow creep of corruption” vs. “nothing of significance”

After senators rejected the suspended attorney general’s bid to dismiss all accusations against him, lawyers for both sides laid out their cases and impeachment managers called their first witness.

Salon

GOP Lt. Gov. rules in favor of Texas AG

Acting as a trial judge, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas ruled in favor of the embattled Republican AG

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton cannot be forced to testify at his impeachment trial, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick rules

The suspended attorney general argued that he should have the same protection from testifying as any defendant in a criminal trial. Patrick, acting as trial judge, agreed.

The Texas Tribune

5 questions loom as Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial gets started

Will the suspended attorney general testify, and will any — or all — articles of impeachment be dismissed before opening arguments? Answers are finally coming.

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Paxton trial, Sept. 5: Suspended AG pleads not guilty to all impeachment articles, leaves before afternoon proceedings

On the first day of the impeachment trial, senators rejected defense attorneys’ attempts to dismiss all 16 articles of impeachment. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also ruled that Ken Paxton couldn’t be forced to testify.

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