Posted on · The suspended attorney general's trial is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5 in the Texas Senate. Tickets will be distributed to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Posted on · The Senate, which is conducting the trial, published the exhibits Thursday night. House impeachment managers say Paxton abused his office to help friend and political donor Nate Paul.
Posted on · The motion asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to block the senators from voting on articles of impeachment, arguing that past statements critical of the attorney general show unacceptable bias.
Posted on · Paxton’s decision to not testify is a clear defiance of the impeachment trial rules adopted by the Texas Senate last month.
Posted on · Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.
Posted on · The attorney general’s fellow Republicans were about evenly split in their approval and disapproval, the University of Texas poll determined.