Representatives JM Lozano of Kingsville and Gary Gates of Richmond publicly expressed regret over their role to impeach the attorney general Ken Paxton.
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Representatives JM Lozano of Kingsville and Gary Gates of Richmond publicly expressed regret over their role to impeach the attorney general Ken Paxton.
Little filed paperwork for House District 65, currently held by freshman Rep. Kronda Thimesch, R-Lewisville. The filing, made public Wednesday, allows him to start raising money for the office.
“This was the right outcome,” U.S. Ted Cruz said, while Gov. Greg Abbott said he looked forward to continuing to work with the attorney general.
Watch a livestream of the attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as senators weigh his political future.
Watch a livestream of the attorney general’s impeachment trial and get the latest updates as senators weigh his political future. Proceedings are expected to begin at 9 a.m.
The suspended attorney general has been ordered to appear in the Texas Senate chamber to answer to 16 allegations of misconduct that were approved by the House in May.
Paxton’s lawyers filed a motion Friday that asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to disqualify Sens. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio and José Menéndez of San Antonio, arguing they have a proven bias against Paxton.
The Texas Senate could compel the suspended attorney general to testify, but members of his defense team say they will fight those efforts.
Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.
Five Republican and two Democratic senators were given the task of drafting the rules of procedure, work they have done in private.
In 2020, deputies in the attorney general’s office met with FBI agents to accuse their boss of misconduct
Scott, a former deputy attorney general, will run the agency because Ken Paxton has been suspended from office until his impeachment trial before the Texas Senate.
The defense team includes the agency’s chief appellate lawyer and head of its general litigation division.
Seven Republicans and five Democrats make up the board of managers who will handle the prosecution in the trial.
The attorney general is accused of a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking.