Ken Paxton's impeachment trial: Day 1 takeaways
After months of speculation, there was some clarity Tuesday about what we can expect to see and who we can expect to hear from during the impeachment trial.
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After months of speculation, there was some clarity Tuesday about what we can expect to see and who we can expect to hear from during the impeachment trial.
After a historic impeachment, suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces his trial in the Senate. If convicted, his political career in Texas could be over. Watch the live stream of the trial here.
The historic impeachment trial for the embattled attorney general is set to begin Sept 5.
The law would ban local governments from passing their own regulations without support at the state level.
Patrick announced Justice Lana Meyers will assist him in the impeachment trial that begins Sept. 5.
Alvin Green has helped a number of local candidates get elected but he's accused of falsifying signatures to get some of them on ballots.
The day after Lt. Governor Dan Patrick appointed former judge Marc Brown to serve as counsel during Ken Paxton's trial, Brown declined the assignment.
Jack Fink covers the biggest political stories making headlines in this week's episode.
The Austin American-Statesman says the grand jury is calling witnesses close to Paxton, who remains suspended without pay after being impeached by the Texas House in May.
Protesters said many people in the LGBTQ community feel as if Republicans at the Capitol have been targeting their community.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ceremoniously signed Senate Bill 15 into law on Aug. 7.
The new law takes effect in September.
The judge also declared a citizen-enforced abortion ban unconstitutional.
Due to the AG's appeal, Texas' abortion bans remain unchanged, pending a decision by the Texas Supreme Court.
Attorneys for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday that the outcome of his upcoming impeachment trial could impact how he handles the state's securities fraud charges filed against him.
Supporters of the bill say it's needed to protect children from seeing sexually explicit content.
Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded, lawyers and the judge in the case said Thursday.
The Governor said teacher pay raises may be one of the items on the agenda of the third special session he calls sometime this fall.
Lawyers for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have sought to have most of the charges against him dismissed.
This week Jack dives into border outrage, a gag order in the impeachment trial of AG Ken Paxton and Mayor Eric Johnson's property tax relief idea.
State Representative Victoria Neave Criado (D-Mesquite) and other lawmakers told CBS News Texas they have been discussing holding committee hearings at the Texas Capitol after a state trooper's concerns went public that migrants are being mistreated by Texas officers along the southern border.
Texas officially resigned from the national coalition that helps prevent voter fraud on Thursday.
The impact was swift: Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, Paxton's lead attorney, canceled a news conference scheduled for Tuesday after the order was issued.
A third special session is on the way for Texas lawmakers.
Texas lawmakers are on track to pass property tax relief bills later this week and send them to Governor Greg Abbott to sign into law.
