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☆ Judge Orders Border Agents to Stop Cutting Texas’ Barbed Wire Fence
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“The plaintiff established that the balance of interests favors granting an injunction, but just barely,” Ms. Moses wrote. The wrangling over the concertina wire is not the only legal battle between Texas and the Biden administration on the border. They are also fighting in court over the state’s placement of a 1,000-foot floating buoy barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande. A federal appeals court ruled last month that the barrier could remain in place while the argument proceeded. Greg Abbott wrote Monday on X after the new court order was issued.

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Mr. Mateer testified that, during Mr. Paxton’s re-election campaign in 2018, he confessed to a group of top aides, including Mr. Mateer, that he was involved in an extramarital affair. Mr. Mateer said he believed Mr. Paxton had repented. Then, in 2020, Mr. Paxton began trying on various fronts to assist Mr. Paul, Mr. Mateer said. He learned that Mr. Paul had hired the woman Mr. Paxton had been seeing in 2018. Under cross-examination, Mr. Vassar was asked whether he had brought any evidence with him to the meeting, which included Mr. Mateer, Mr. Bangert and four other aides.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Closing arguments were set for Friday in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial that has pushed the embattled Republican to the brink of removal over charges of corruption and bribery. A verdict from the Texas Senate could arrive as soon as Friday. It is unclear how quickly the state Senate could reach a verdict, but Republican Lt. Gov. Paxton's impeachment trial has focused on the testimony of his former staff, including a group of senior deputies who reported the attorney general to the FBI in 2020, accusing him of breaking the law to help Paul. If convicted, Paxton would become Texas' first statewide official convicted on impeachment charges in more than 100 years.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How much does an extramarital affair matter to whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton keeps his job? Most of the senators are Republicans and one is his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, although she will not have a vote in the verdict. She said Angela Paxton sometimes called the office with questions about her husband’s schedule and that the conversations made staff uncomfortable. Angela Paxton took notes at her desk as Cary testified about the affair that began in 2018, the year Angela was won her senate seat. “We’d be impeaching people for the next 100 years.”___Find AP’s full coverage of the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at: https://apnews.com/hub/ken-paxton

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment trial that could remove Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from office began with testimony about an extramarital affair and the Republican's former top aides testifying they felt compelled to report him to the FBI. “But I didn’t owe General Paxton anything.”PAXTON MOSTLY ABSENT FROM TRIALSenate rules only required Paxton to be present at the start of the impeachment trial. Much of the key testimony to come is likely from former staff inside Paxton's office, including the whistleblowers who took their concerns to federal criminal investigators. Paxton is just the third state official to be impeached in Texas' nearly 200-year history, and the first statewide officeholder since former Gov. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at: https://apnews.com/hub/ken-paxton

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☆ Texas attorney general Paxton seeks dismissal of impeachment articles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 31 (Reuters) - Lawyers for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday asked the state Senate to dismiss all but one of the articles of impeachment against him. All 31 members of the Texas Senate make up the court of impeachment. It was not immediately known when the senators would vote on Paxton's motions. Texas' Republican-dominated House in May voted to impeach Paxton, a conservative firebrand backed by former President Donald Trump. That budget request is what triggered Paxton's impeachment by the House.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Donald Trump, Gov, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Angela Colmenero, Brad Brooks, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Texas, Monday, Texas Senate, Republican, Senate, Thomson Locations: Texas, Paxton, Lubbock , Texas

WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial in the state Senate, his lawyer said late on Monday, indicating Paxton would fight efforts that may aim to compel a testimony from him. State legislators impeached Paxton on May 27 on charges including bribery and temporarily suspended him from office pending his trial in the Texas Senate. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him. Paxton's impeachment trial will begin on Sept. 5, according to CBS Texas. "We will not bow to their evil, illegal, and unprecedented weaponization of state power in the Senate chamber," the attorney added.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Donald Trump, Tony Buzbee, Kanishka Singh, Josie Kao Organizations: Texas, Supreme, The, The Texas Senate, CBS, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Texas, The Texas, CBS Texas, Washington

☆ Texas man at center of attorney general Paxton's impeachment faces federal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 9 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday leveled charges of making false statements to financial institutions against a real estate developer who is at the center of allegations that led to the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paul, who was arrested by the FBI on Thursday and jailed overnight, briefly appeared before a federal judge in Austin on Friday. Aside from his impeachment, he is under a separate corruption investigation by the Justice Department, according to the special prosecutors in Texas leading his state case. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on the 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him on or before Aug. 28. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ FBI arrests Texas man at center of suspended attorney general Paxton's impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 8 (Reuters) - FBI agents on Thursday arrested a real estate developer at the center of allegations that have led to the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to jail records. Aside from his impeachment, he is under a separate corruption investigation by the Justice Department, according to the special prosecutors in Texas leading his state case. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on the 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him on or before Aug. 28. Paxton's wife, Angela, is a senator and chair of the Republican caucus in the chamber. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may be one of the jurors in his impeachment trial — which could dive deep into his alleged extramarital affair
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces 20 articles of impeachment. His wife, Angela Paxton, is a state senator who could potentially serve as a juror in the trial. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton kisses his wife Sen. Angela Paxton after he was sworn in for a third term on January 10, 2023. Nate Paul, a businessman, said Attorney General Paxton recommended the woman for a job at his real-estate firm, according to a deposition obtained by The Dallas Morning News. She has not commented on her husband's legal troubles since the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach the attorney general on May 27.

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LUBBOCK, Texas, May 27 (Reuters) - The Texas House on Saturday voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative firebrand and ally of former President Donald Trump who has been accused by his fellow Republicans of abuse of office. The Texas Senate is in recess until 1 p.m. CDT (1800 GMT) on Sunday, according to its website. "I look forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate, where I have full confidence the process will be fair and just," he said. "Attorney General Paxton continuously and blatantly violated laws, rules, policies and procedures," Representative David Spiller said ahead of the vote. The five-member Texas House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that Paxton be impeached and removed from office.

[1/2] Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks ahead of a rally held by former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Robstown, Texas, U.S., October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Go NakamuraJan 30 (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must face an ethics lawsuit by state attorney regulators over a case he brought challenging results of the 2020 election, according to a court ruling posted on Monday. The ruling is a setback for Paxton, who had argued that his work as the top Texas state lawyer was beyond the reach of Texas attorney ethics regulators. The Texas State Bar, an agency that oversees licensed attorneys in the state, filed the lawsuit against Paxton in state court in Dallas last May. The state bar countered that Texas attorney conduct rules "apply to any attorney engaged in the practice of law regardless of their position."

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