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\nA\u00a0Texas House of Representatives\u00a0investigative committee recommended impeachment for embattled state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The Texas House Investigative Committee unanimously voted 5-0 to adopt articles of impeachment for Paxton on Thursday, according to\u00a0FOX 4.
A vote on the recommendation could come as soon as Friday.\u00a0
In Texas, an impeachment from the House would require Paxton\u00a0to leave his office\u00a0immediately pending a trial in the Senate.
The committee vote comes as Paxton is under investigation in a corruption case being led by the FBI over accusations that the attorney general used his office to assist a donor.
He was also indicted in 2015 on securities and fraud charges, but hasn\u2019t yet faced a trial.
Multiple aides from Paxton\u2019s office became concerned that the attorney general was misusing the office\u2019s power to help donor Nate Paul regarding unproven claims of a conspiracy to steal $200 million of his properties was taking place.\u00a0
Paxton also allegedly told staff members that he had an affair with a woman who worked for Paul.
In the articles of impeachment, lawmakers accuse Paxton of misusing public information law, using his office to help a donor, terminating employees who reported his \u201cunlawful\u201d conduct, bribery, misleading public officials, and more.
Paxton has previously suggested that the House investigation is politically motivated.\u00a0
Chris Hilton, a lawyer in Paxton\u2019s office, told reporters on Thursday that the House investigators are \u201cfalse,\u201d \u201cmisleading,\u201d and \u201cfull of errors big and small.\u201d
The Attorney General tweeted Thursday, \u201cOverturning elections begins behind closed doors.\u201d<\/p>\n