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Ken Paxton. 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 .
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Paxton received a B.A. and M.B.A. from Baylor University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School.His professional experience includes working as an attorney. Paxton worked for Strasburger and Price, L.L.P., been a management consultant with Arthur Andersen, and was in-house legal counsel for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Paxton was a memb...
Texas Attorney General
Paxton was first elected to the office of attorney general on November 4, 2014. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2015, replacing Greg Abbott (R). Paxton was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. He was suspended from office in 2023 following a successful impeachment vote in the Texas House of Representatives.
Texas State Senate
Paxton represented District 8 in the Texas State Senatefrom 2013 to 2015.
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Texas House votes to impeach Paxton, Senate votes to acquit
1. See also Impeachment of Ken Paxton, 2023 The Texas House of Representatives voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton on May 27, 2023. The Texas Tribune's Zach Despart and James Barragán wrote that "Many of the articles of impeachment focused on allegations that Paxton had repeatedly abused his powers of office to help a political donor and friend, Austin real estate developer Nate Paul." The Texas House of Representatives General Investigating Committee unanimously recommended Paxton's impeachment o...
Top aide resigns and accusations of bribery and abuse of office
On October 5, 2020, The Washington Post reported that Jeffrey Mateer, Paxton's first assistant, resigned. Mateer and six other aides submitted a letter to Human Resources Director Greg Simpson alleging that Paxton had been, "violating federal and/or state law, including prohibitions relating to improper influence, abuse of office, bribery, and other potential criminal offenses." According to the Houston Chronicle, the aides accused Paxton of launching an investigation into the FBI and U.S. De...
Felony securities fraud indictment
1. 1.1. Click here to read more on the securities fraud charges against Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Sep 19, 2023 · Ken Paxton verdict heightens political tension ahead of education special session. The Texas House and Senate were already far apart on “school choice.”. Anger over the impeachment trial might ...
Mar 26, 2024 · 2 of 10 | . Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is sworn-in at a pretrial hearing in his securities fraud case before state District Judge Andrea Beall in the 185th District Court Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston.
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Jul 26, 2022 · The Biden Administration recently acceded to criticism from Attorney General Ken Paxton and other attorneys general regarding a new regulatory proposal restricting public charter school grants. Paxton Protects Education: Multistate Letter Succeeds in Pressuring Biden Department of Education to Let Charter Schools Flourish | Office of the ...
May 26, 2023 · Published May 26, 2023 Updated May 28, 2023. An overwhelming majority of Texas House members voted on Saturday to impeach the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, on bribery and ...
Aug 18, 2023 · The Texas Senate late Thursday published nearly 4,000 pages of documents submitted by House impeachment managers prosecuting the case against embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The documents, included in three sets of exhibits, were submitted as further proof of Paxton’s alleged abuse of office and come three weeks ahead of the ...
