impeachment

A newly released audit shows the state spent more than $5.1 million on the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2023.

Paxton was impeached by the House last year on charges of corruption and bribery, but acquitted by the Senate.

With his impeachment and securities fraud case behind him, Paxton’s political stock is on the rise.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton disagree on who should win two dozen GOP primary races for the Texas House. Abbott has spent big in these races, while Paxton had relied on his endorsement and campaign appearances.

The Texas Newsroom received hundreds of pages of documents that pull back the curtain on last year's historic impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The bombshell request by retiring state Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, comes after Attorney General Ken Paxton decided to stop fighting a whistleblower lawsuit whose claims factored into his impeachment trial.

Paxton, a Republican, beat the impeachment charges and now wants to end the lawsuit underlying them.

Friday’s ruling means Paxton and three of his aides will have to participate in a deposition.

The new indictment of Nate Paul alleges that he defrauded business partners. It adds to earlier charges that the Austin-based real estate developer made false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans.

Republicans showed a more clear divide, giving the Senate higher marks than the House for how the attorney general’s impeachment was handled.

Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune show the attorneys were expected to return to work after the impeachment trial ended and their extended absence raised concerns internally about the offices’ ability to function properly.

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.