/tags/impeachment Impeachment en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:42:28 GMT /politics/2025-04-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-former-aides-win-6-6-million-in-whistleblower-case Paxton vowed to appeal the “bogus ruling� that found he improperly fired the four plaintiffs after they reported him to the FBI on allegations of corruption. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:42:28 GMT /politics/2025-04-05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-former-aides-win-6-6-million-in-whistleblower-case Ayden Runnels, Jasper Scherer /politics/2025-04-03/texas-ag-ken-paxton-no-federal-charges-fbi-investigation-corruption Paxton, who was accused of abusing his office to help a campaign donor, also beat impeachment charges based on these same corruption allegations. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:36:48 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/texas-ag-ken-paxton-no-federal-charges-fbi-investigation-corruption Lauren McGaughy /politics/2025-03-21/texas-spent-5-million-on-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial-audit-finds The Texas House impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton with bipartisan approval in May 2023. The Texas Senate ultimately voted to acquit him. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:42:05 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/texas-spent-5-million-on-ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial-audit-finds Lucio Vasquez /politics/2024-03-04/texas-house-election-abbott-paxton-races-republican-primary-endorsements-campaign-contributions Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton disagree on who should win two dozen GOP primary races for the Texas House. Abbott has spent big in these races, while Paxton had relied on his endorsement and campaign appearances. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:47:17 GMT /politics/2024-03-04/texas-house-election-abbott-paxton-races-republican-primary-endorsements-campaign-contributions Lauren McGaughy /news/2024-02-06/bills-to-fight-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-whistleblower-case-top-700k-records-show Paxton, a Republican, brought on a private law firm to fight a whistleblower lawsuit accusing him of wrongful termination. His agency has paid the firm at least $700,000 to fight the suit since 2020. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:37:38 GMT /news/2024-02-06/bills-to-fight-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxtons-whistleblower-case-top-700k-records-show Lauren McGaughy /news/2024-01-29/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-breaks-silence-on-out-of-state-properties Paxton, a Republican who beat impeachment charges last year, has commented for the first time on why he has not listed six out-of-state properties on his state ethics forms. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-29/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-breaks-silence-on-out-of-state-properties Lauren McGaughy, Dan Katz, Joey Palacios /2024-01-18/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-moves-to-end-whistleblower-lawsuit-that-prompted-impeachment Paxton, a Republican, beat the impeachment charges and now wants to end the lawsuit underlying them. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:06:09 GMT /2024-01-18/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-moves-to-end-whistleblower-lawsuit-that-prompted-impeachment Lauren McGaughy /politics/2023-05-29/texas-house-appoints-impeachment-managers-in-case-against-attorney-general-ken-paxton Seven Republican and five Democratic lawmakers have been tasked with presenting the evidence to Texas senators in the hopes that they will convince them to convict Paxton. Mon, 29 May 2023 23:13:15 GMT /politics/2023-05-29/texas-house-appoints-impeachment-managers-in-case-against-attorney-general-ken-paxton Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /politics/2021-02-14/biden-on-trump-acquittal-the-substance-of-the-charge-is-not-in-dispute President Biden said that "even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty'." Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:03:10 GMT /politics/2021-02-14/biden-on-trump-acquittal-the-substance-of-the-charge-is-not-in-dispute Jason Breslow /politics/2021-02-13/trump-celebrates-his-acquittal-says-the-impeachment-was-part-of-a-witch-hunt In a statement issued shortly after a final vote in the Senate on a charge of inciting an insurrection, Trump said the "movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun." Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:50:45 GMT /politics/2021-02-13/trump-celebrates-his-acquittal-says-the-impeachment-was-part-of-a-witch-hunt Jason Slotkin