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Supporters of the suspended attorney general find ways to make known their displeasure about the case — and evidence — ahead of the September trial before the Texas Senate.
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The Texas attorney general will step into a Harris County courtroom for the first time in his securities fraud case on Thursday. Some of the charges in that case are related to accusations in his impeachment.
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The ACLU of Texas claims a new law going into effect next month is so “yawning in scope it criminalizes and restricts an enormous swath of constitutionally protected activity, including theater, ballet, comedy, and even cheerleading.”
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Nineteen articles of impeachment are related to allegations taking place before Ken Paxton’s most recent election for Texas attorney general in 2022. Because of that, lawyers for the embattled Republican argue they should be dismissed.
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The suspended attorney general’s legal team argues that evidence of actions prior to January 2023, when he began his latest term, cannot be considered in the Senate impeachment trial.
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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.
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“Prejudicial and inflammatory statements” from both sides have jeopardized the ability of senators to offer fair and impartial justice, Patrick says. Violators can be found in contempt, jailed and fined.
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Paxton’s decision to not testify is a clear defiance of the impeachment trial rules adopted by the Texas Senate last month.
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Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent two days drafting rules that were adopted late Wednesday.
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Senators, who will sit as a court of impeachment for the suspended attorney general, spent Tuesday meeting in private and will return Wednesday morning.