Texas AG Ken Paxton Impeached by Republican-Led State House (2)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached in an extraordinary vote by the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives, which charged him Saturday with bribery, obstruction of justice and 18 other offenses.

Paxton, a champion of far-right GOP legal fights over guns, abortion and immigration and a frequent foil of the Biden administration, will be immediately suspended following the historic vote. The Texas Senate, also dominated by Republicans, will conduct a trial to determine whether the three-term attorney general should be permanently removed as the state’s top law enforcement officer.

The vote marks the first time Texas Republicans have been forced ...