Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports on Texas politics and government for The Texas Newsroom.
Prior to moving to Austin, Sergio worked for the nonprofit news outlet Bridge Michigan, where he reported extensively on the state’s inaugural redistricting commission, campaign finance and state government. He’s won multiple accolades, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for a story he did on mariachi education while covering politics for Nashville Public Radio.
Sergio is a Puerto Rico native and a graduate of Michigan State University. Reach him at smb@kut.org.
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The attorney general – who was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month – settled with the four former employees in February for $3.3 million, but the Texas Legislature has so far declined to approve the funds. -
After sparring over the attorney general's impeachment, state lawmakers return to Austin next month for a special session focused on school vouchers. It could get messy. -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial was big news. Reporters from across the country descended onto the Capitol to cover it. And one stuck out. Because he was 13. -
After nine days of emotional testimony and unexpected twists, the impeachment trial of the suspended Texas attorney general has nearly come to a close. While senators deliberate his fate, we looked back at the trial’s most memorable moments. -
Immediately afterward, Paxton's attorneys pushed for a motion that, if successful, would have effectively tossed all impeachment charges against Paxton. -
The trial seems to be nearing an end sooner than what was initially expected by Texas senators. -
The first week of Paxton’s historic trial featured candid — and at times, emotional — testimony from the suspended Texas Attorney General's former friends and aides. Here are some of the highlights. -
For the third day in a row, former attorneys who worked in the office of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testified how they tried - and failed - to convince their former boss to sever ties with a campaign donor who is at the center of allegations. -
The law was set to go into effect next month but an Austin-based judge ruled the law is discriminatory and violates parents’ rights to decide what is best for their children. The state has appealed the ruling. -
The suspended attorney general's trial is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5 in the Texas Senate. Tickets will be distributed to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. -
The three-term attorney general was impeached by the Texas House in May. Most of the articles of impeachment are related to Paxton’s relationship with Nate Paul, an Austin-based real estate tycoon who is a close friend and campaign donor. -
With the hearing concluded, attention now turns to Judge Maia Cantú Hexsel who must first decide on a matter of jurisdiction before ruling on the case.
