The Texas Legislature impeached Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton sits in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 29, 2023.
But the threshold for conviction in the Senate trial is higher, requiring a two-thirds majority of its 31 members.
If that happens, Ken Paxton would be permanently barred from holding office in Texas.
He had suggested before the House impeachment vote that all 31 senators would vote in the trial.
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