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Mar 26, 2024 · By PAUL J. WEBER. Updated 2:35 PM PDT, March 26, 2024. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on securities fraud charges has ended after nine years — a span during which the Republican was reelected twice, impeached and acquitted, and emerged more politically powerful than ever.
May 8, 2024 · About KEN PAXTON. Ken Paxton is the 51st Attorney General of Texas. He was elected on November 4, 2014, and sworn into office on January 5, 2015. He was re-elected to a second term in 2018 and a third term in 2022. As the state’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Paxton leads more than 4,000 employees in 38 divisions and 117 ...
Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. [2] (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives .
Sep 16, 2023 · The Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of 16 articles of impeachment alleging corruption and bribery, his most artful escape in a career spent courting controversy...
May 27, 2023 · Published 3:52 PM PDT, May 27, 2023. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday voted to impeach him, causing his immediate suspension from office.
Sep 16, 2023 · Texas senators have acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment. Paxton was accused of misusing the powers of the attorney general’s office to help his friend and donor...
Sep 9, 2023 · Ken Paxton Impeachment. Political warnings and accusations of misconduct: 6 main themes emerge in first week of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial. The suspended attorney general’s lawyers...
Sep 5, 2023 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began Tuesday with the embattled Republican facing accusations of corruption and bribery that have shadowed him for years. In May, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to impeach Paxton on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust.
1 day ago · 1:18. State Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling that kept active a disciplinary proceeding and potential future punishment for his ...
1 day ago · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants the state's highest civil court to overturn state bar sanctions made against him in the wake of his failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The state ...
