A two-thirds vote of the Senate, controlled 19-12 by Republicans, is needed for Paxton to be impeached and removed from office. Paxton's press conference took place at 4 p.m. CT. Watch the replay ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday called on his supporters to protest when the Republican-led state House of Representatives takes up impeachment proceedings against ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at a press conference outside the Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Credit: Luke Johnson for The Texas Tribune ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) sits with defense attorney Tony Buzbee during his impeachment trial in the Senate chamber, Sept. 15, 2023. Almost a year after the House voted to impeach ...

Ken Paxton is the incumbent attorney general of Texas, a role he has held since 2015. Before that, Paxton was a Texas state representative from 2003 to 2013, and a state senator for two years.

Paxton’s filings, known as quo warranto petitions, come after the House failed to reach a quorum on Friday – the third time ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton sought Thursday to end the long-running whistleblower lawsuit against him - and avoid sitting for a deposition - by saying he would no longer contest the facts of the ...