Texas Politics

The Texas Senate acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment that they considered related to bribery and corruption.

After the Senate's acquittal vote for the AG Ken Paxton on Saturday, Sept. 16, repairing the political rift that it caused poses a big job.

In this FOX 7 Focus, Prairie View A&M constitutional law professor Eddy Carder joins FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak to offer his insight into the Ken Paxton impeachment trial and what's next for Paxton after his acquittal.

Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all 16 articles of impeachment by the Texas Senate.

The Hays County district clerk is filing a petition to remove the county's district attorney from office. It's one of the first actions of its kind taken in central Texas since a new law went into effect this month.

A verdict in Ken Paxton's impeachment trial could be reached by Friday evening. Thursday, the defense rested its case after calling several witnesses in an effort to exonerate the suspended attorney general.

A federal judge has extended the temporary restraining order that blocks enforcement of Senate Bill 12, the legislation that criminalizes "sexually explicit performances" and that critics say targets drag shows.

On day 6 of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, House prosecutors spent the day trying to show that Paxton used his staff and an outside attorney to help a political donor.

Much of the testimony on Day 6 of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial focused on the articles concerning conspiracy, including testimony from a Houston attorney hired to investigate claims made by Nate Paul.

One day 5 of the Ken Paxton Impeachment trial, witnesses testified about the motivations behind why the Attorney General had allegiance to Austin Developer, Nate Paul. The defense claimed Paxton didn’t do anything criminal.

More testimony from a key witness provided more information about impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton's alleged abuse of office during day 5 of the trial, which also saw testimony concerning Paxton's extramarital affair.

On day four of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a former Texas Ranger, now in the Hall of Fame, was questioned about his investigative duties while at the attorney general’s office.

Day four of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial saw defense attorneys portraying the whisteblowers who accused the attorney general of wrongdoing as disgruntled employees.

In court Thursday, there were tears, hostility, tons of objections during cross-examination, and from Paxton’s attorneys, some unique imagery to describe the situation.

On Wednesday, the prosecution claimed the whistleblowers came together to do the right thing, while the defense claimed they wanted to supersede an elected official.