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Texas Senate bars Angela Paxton from voting in husband AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial
This will be a fun legal soap opera to follow
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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/paxton-barred-impeachment-vote-18163143.php
The Texas Senate voted late Wednesday to bar state Sen. Angela Paxton from deciding the political fate of her husband, Ken Paxton, in his upcoming impeachment trial.
The order was part of a package of nearly three dozen rules the chamber laid out for the proceeding after hours of closed-door discussions. Under the agreed framework, the now-suspended attorney general will be required to appear in person when the trial begins on Sept. 5.
The trial will be open to the public, aside from final closed-door deliberations among senators when they attempt to reach a verdict. Paxton was impeached in May by the Texas House and immediately relieved of his duties over allegations he accepted bribes and abused the power of his office to benefit a friend and campaign donor.
Senators approved the rules on a 25-3 vote, with Angela Paxton among the trio of opposition votes. Her chief of staff did not immediately respond to a request for comment, though she appeared ready to vote in the trial, saying in a statement this week that “my constituents deserve it.”
Under the rules, Angela Paxton will be present for the trial but is otherwise barred from participating in private deliberations or voting on any matter. Her recusal does not appear to lower the threshold of 21 votes — two-thirds of the 31-member Senate — required to permanently remove Ken Paxton from office or disqualify him from holding future office.
The order was part of a package of nearly three dozen rules the chamber laid out for the proceeding after hours of closed-door discussions. Under the agreed framework, the now-suspended attorney general will be required to appear in person when the trial begins on Sept. 5.
The trial will be open to the public, aside from final closed-door deliberations among senators when they attempt to reach a verdict. Paxton was impeached in May by the Texas House and immediately relieved of his duties over allegations he accepted bribes and abused the power of his office to benefit a friend and campaign donor.
Senators approved the rules on a 25-3 vote, with Angela Paxton among the trio of opposition votes. Her chief of staff did not immediately respond to a request for comment, though she appeared ready to vote in the trial, saying in a statement this week that “my constituents deserve it.”
Under the rules, Angela Paxton will be present for the trial but is otherwise barred from participating in private deliberations or voting on any matter. Her recusal does not appear to lower the threshold of 21 votes — two-thirds of the 31-member Senate — required to permanently remove Ken Paxton from office or disqualify him from holding future office.
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