The Texas attorney general is facing accusations of misconduct after a state House committee heard from investigators earlier this week.
A Texas House committee unanimously voted on Thursday to bring articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton, roughly a day after the same panel heard from investigators who accused the state’s highest-ranking attorney of years of misconduct.
Paxton, who was voted into his third term as attorney general this past November, has had a history of scandals since assuming office, including facing a whistleblower lawsuit in 2020 that he had abused his position to help out his friend and political donor, Nate Paul. The four former deputies from Paxton’s office reached a $3.3 million settlement with the attorney general in February, but the payout sparked an investigation by the Texas House General Investigating Committee a month later.
On Wednesday, investigators spoke publicly in front of the investigation panel accusing Paxton of committing multiple crimes, including felonies, in order to help Paul, a real estate investor based in Austin, Texas. The five-person, bi-partisan panel voted a day later to bring articles of impeachment against Paxton relating to the investigators’ claims.
