Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

Paxton’s decision to not testify is a clear defiance of the impeachment trial rules adopted by the Texas Senate last month.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by fellow Republicans in a historic vote in the Texas House. He will immediately and temporarily be suspended from his duties.

LGBTQ-rights activists flooded the Texas Capitol Tuesday ahead of an expected vote on Senate Bill 14, which would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The House debate was delayed, and the measure will likely be taken up by the chamber later this week.

“This was a bill specifically chosen right in line with all of our values — specifically the Republican-stated platform values,” said bill author Rep. Penny Morales Shaw. “This shouldn’t be a fight.”

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday unveiled his priorities for the 2023 legislative session, which include reducing property taxes, tackling improvements for the state’s power grid and going after certain elected officials.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat, said the legislation is partly meant to be punitive and that no amount of money would console the victims’ families.

The story of how Texas has successfully banned nearly all abortions is one that has taken decades to write.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials were heavily criticized by Uvalde parents and residents for walking back some initial information provided to the public — including key details about the police response.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, who represents Uvalde, told The Texas Newsroom he thinks the decision to allow witnesses to testify in private was “just another lack of transparency.”

The Uvalde native said he met with the families of the 19 kids and two teachers killed last month at Robb Elementary School.

Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan said it’s “an outrage” that there’s still not a clear picture of exactly what happened at Robb Elementary School, where 21 people were killed.

The community continues to mourn the 21 people killed during last week’s elementary school shooting. Some are turning their attention to Texas’ gun laws.