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State Rep. Andrew Murr speaks in the Texas House on May 27.
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Texas House votes to impeach, suspend Attorney General Ken Paxton

By Hannah Norton

Paxton is one of three state officials to be impeached in Texas history. He will be immediately suspended from office as the Texas Senate conducts a trial.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reads from prepared remarks about his possible impeachment on May 26.
What’s next in the possible impeachment of ...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discusses the investigation into his alleged abuse of office May 26.
Attorney General Paxton invites supporters to make ...
A headshot of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
UPDATE: 20 impeachment articles filed against Attorney ...
The North side of the Texas State Capitol on a sunny day.
Texas House passes bill preventing 'sexually oriented performances' in front of children
Texans protest against Senate Bill 14 in the Texas Capitol rotunda on May 2.
Bill banning gender-affirming care for minors sent to governor’s desk
In front of a tan house, a red sign says 'for sale' in white lettering.
Texas House offers compromise with $16B property tax relief plan
A blue, pink and white transgender flag.
Bill restricting participation of transgender college athletes approved by Texas House
A handgun, pen and background check form lie on a dark gray table.
Texas House votes to expand background checks to purchase firearms
A Texas Air Guard plane at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on May 8.
Texas House approves scaled-back bill to create new border patrol unit
The House Public Education Committee made changes to Senate Bill 8 during the Texas 88th legislative session May 10. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas House makes changes to student voucher bill, leaves bill on teacher raises pending
Brett Cross, whose 10-year-old son was killed in Uvalde last year, speaks to a crowd of gun safety advocates in the Capitol rotunda on May 8.
Uvalde priority ‘raise the age’ bill will not be considered by full Texas House
Nikki and Brett Cross, the parents of 10-year-old Uvalde victim Uziyah Garcia, hug Democratic state Reps. Vikki Goodwin and Rhetta Andrews Bowers.
Texas House committee passes bill to raise the age to purchase semiautomatic rifles
A protest against SB 14 on May 2.
Bill to ban gender-affirming care stalls in Texas House for the second time