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Aug. 18, 2023, 5:07 PM

Texas House Unveils Evidence to Support Paxton Impeachment Case

Madlin Mekelburg
Madlin Mekelburg
Bloomberg News

The Texas House of Representative released almost 4,000 pages of evidence supporting its impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faces removal from office at a trialin the state Senate next month over charges that he abused his office to aide a wealthy donor.

The evidence, published late Thursday, includes emails, memos, transcripts of depositions and other records that House officials say provide a detailed accounting of Paxton’s actions and reveal the extent of his relationship with an embattled real estate developer. In May, House lawmakers voted 121-23 in favor of impeachinghim.

Paxton, a Republican firebrand known ...

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