The Texas House will vote on accusations that include bribery, dereliction of duty, disregard of official duty and obstruction of justice. KenPaxton Texas txlege txhouse TexasRepublicans TexasAttorneyGeneral
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing 20 articles of impeachment., filed Thursday night in the Texas House, accused the Republican official of a range of criminal acts that the full Texas House will be asked to vote upon., R-Junction, who leads the House General Investigating Committee, which recommended that Paxton be impeached, told House members that the articles allege “grave offenses.
“Paxton terminated the employees without good cause or due process and in retaliation for reporting his illegal acts and improper conduct,” the resolution said. “Furthermore, Paxton engaged in a public and private campaign to impugn the employees’ professional reputations or prejudice their future employment.
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