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May 29, 2023 at 5:02 pm

Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28

A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than...

May 27, 2023 at 9:07 pm

Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions VIEW

The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is plunging Republicans into a bruising fight over whether to banish one of their own in...

FILE – In this June 22, 2017 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas. A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by Paxton, who said Friday, May 5, 2023, he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” but did not elaborate. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) NYDD201 NYDD201

May 27, 2023 at 9:14 am

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension VIEW

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.

May 26, 2023 at 12:09 am

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asks supporters to peacefully rally to protest vote to impeach VIEW

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

May 25, 2023 at 2:40 pm

Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton VIEW

Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans...

May 24, 2023 at 12:17 pm

On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says ‘it’s time to act’ on gun control VIEW

As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden...

May 23, 2023 at 9:10 pm

Uvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory VIEW

The relatives of 19 students and two teachers gunned down at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are still waiting for answers a year later.

May 23, 2023 at 2:43 pm

Texas AG accuses state’s House speaker of being intoxicated

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for the resignation of the state’s GOP House speaker and accused him of being intoxicated on the...

May 10, 2023 at 1:43 pm

Momentum on Texas gun bill stalls in GOP-led legislature

Rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law has flickered out, days after a mass shooting near Dallas left eight people dead.

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Texas state Rep. Sam Harless, R-Spring, listens to debate in the House chamber in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG110 TXEG110

May 9, 2023 at 4:32 pm

Rare GOP votes in Texas for gun bill after mass shootings

Republican state representatives' head-turning votes are helping advance a bill in the Texas House that proposes raising the purchase age for AR-style rifles.