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☆ Ken Paxton, Embattled Texas Attorney General, Faces Impeachment Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Erin Mulvaney | Jacob Gershman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton after a committee investigation into alleged abuse of office. Photo: Eric Gay/Associated PressFor nearly a decade, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been at the center of many of the nation’s most politically charged cases. The Republican also has been under a constant cloud of scandal, which will grow darker when impeachment proceedings against him begin this week.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Eric Gay Organizations: Texas, Republican Locations: Texas

☆ A Conservative Push to Save Ken Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With television ads and text messages, direct mail and billboards, supporters of the embattled Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, have embarked on an escalating campaign of political pressure, backed by hard-right billionaires, aimed at trying to sway the outcome of Mr. Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial. The targets of their efforts are narrow: the 19 Republican members of the State Senate who will act as jurors in the trial, set to begin on Tuesday, and decide whether allegations of corruption and abuse of power are serious enough to warrant permanently removing and barring Mr. Paxton from office. But the effort to save Mr. Paxton, who is seen by many hard-core conservatives as their legal standard-bearer, is also the latest proxy in the broader fight over the future direction of the party, both in Texas and nationally. It has drawn in a range of conservative figures on both sides, with Rick Perry, the former Texas governor, and Karl Rove, the political consultant to former President George W. Bush, arguing in support of the impeachment process, and Steve Bannon, the former Trump political adviser, lampooning it as a Democrat-inspired witch hunt.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Rick Perry, Karl Rove, George W, Bush, Steve Bannon, Trump Organizations: Republican, State Senate, Democrat Locations: Texas

REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 25 (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday blocked a Republican-backed state law banning so-called gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones and surgery for transgender minors from taking effect while she hears a legal challenge to it. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed the law in June, making Texas one of at least 20 states to ban gender-affirming care. The offices of Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Mainstream U.S. medical groups including the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics oppose the measure and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court this week revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

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☆ The End Is Near for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Karl Rove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints special counsel in Hunter Biden probe. Image: Bonnie Cash/ReutersThe highest-profile impeachment trial of a statewide official since that of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2009 will kick off Sept. 5. That’s when the Texas Senate will try Attorney General Ken Paxton , whom the state House voted 121-23 to impeach in May. More than 70% of GOP representatives voted to impeach their fellow Republican, including all five GOP members from his home county.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Hunter Biden, Bonnie Cash, Rod Blagojevich, Ken Paxton Organizations: Reuters, Illinois Gov, Texas Senate, Republican Locations: Texas

☆ Texas AG Ken Paxton used the totally secretive name 'Dave P' to order Uber rides to his mistress: impeachment docs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton allegedly used a fake name to take Uber rides to see his mistress, his impeachment alleges. According to House impeachment managers, Paxton shared the account with an Austin developer. According to impeachment managers, Paul employed the woman who Paxton was having an affair with. Paxton's attorney, Tony Buzzbee, claimed that House managers have been unable to produce evidence of a clear bribe. Paxton's impeachment trial is set for September 5.

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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

Weeks later, Mr. Trump is the former President Trump. Instead, in a brief televised address shortly before 2:30 a.m., Mr. Trump furiously laid down his postelection lie. For weeks, Mr. Trump had been peppering him with tips of fraud that, upon investigation by federal authorities, proved baseless. The cavalry “is coming, Mr. President,” Kylie Kremer tweeted to Mr. Trump on Dec. 19. On Jan. 15, Mr. Trump acquiesced to an Oval Office meeting with Mr. Lindell, who arrived with two sets of documents.

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☆ A woman filed a lawsuit claiming her eye had to be removed due to 'defective' lenses made by Hubble Contacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Stephanie Guarisco claimed in a lawsuit that an eye had to be removed due to her Hubble contacts. She accused the company of selling "unsafe, defective" contact lenses that left her in severe pain. A New Mexico woman has filed a complaint alleging she was sold defective contact lenses that led to the loss of her eye. Guarisco is suing Vision Path, Hubble Contacts' parent company, for consumer fraud and negligence. "Hubble contact lenses were unsafe, defective, and inherently dangerous in that the contact lenses were subject to a high rate of eye infections and corneal damage during normal and customary use," the complaint stated.

Persons: Stephanie Guarisco, Guarisco, Guarisco's, David Lever, Hubble, Ken Paxton Organizations: CBS News, New York, Hubble, Path, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission Locations: New Mexico, Guarisco, Texas

☆ U.S. Navy says Iran tried to seize two oil tankers, fired on one
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Courtney Kube | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Courtesy: U.S. Department of DefenceThe U.S. Navy prevented Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman on Wednesday, according to an American military official. At about 1 a.m. local time, an Iranian navy vessel approached a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, the TRF Moss, that had just transited the Strait of Hormuz. Three hours later, another Iranian navy vessel approached the tanker, the Richmond Voyager, that had sailed from the United Arab Emirates through the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker issued a distress call after the Iranian ship allegedly tried to get it to stop. When the USS McFaul arrived, the Iranian ship left, according to the official.

Persons: Moss, McFaul, Brad Cooper, Ken Paxton Organizations: Merchant, U.S . Department of Defence, U.S . Navy, American, Marshall, Navy, Richmond Voyager, United, United Arab Emirates, U.S . Naval Forces Central Command, . 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, NBC, U.S Locations: Iran, Gulf of Oman, Oman, Iranian, Hormuz, United Arab, U.S, Ohio

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

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, Google alleged Microsoft uses unfair licensing terms to "lock in clients" to exert control over the cloud-computing market. The letter was sent in response to a broad FTC request for comment on potential anti-competitive acts in the cloud industry. Google described Microsoft's licensing restrictions as a "complex web" that prevents businesses from diversifying their enterprise software vendors. Microsoft and Google both have active cybersecurity practices that respond to and research cyber threats. In its FTC letter, Microsoft also alleged Oracle's practices are harmful to customers.

Persons: Trump, Ken Paxton Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Federal Trade Commission, U.S . Department of Justice, Texas, Oracle, Netscape Locations: Europe, U.S

☆ Opinion | He’s No Jack Kennedy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Michelle Cottle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Still, no one is entitled to any elective office by virtue of their birth. Plenty of Americans follow their families into a particular field, be it the military, law enforcement, teaching, acting or journalism. So if George P. Bush wants to run for this or that office in his home state of Texas, more power to him. And if voters choose to smack him down, as they did in the Republican primary for state attorney general last year, good on them. As one poll respondent mused to CNN about the colorful Mr. Kennedy: “I liked his dad (R.F.K.)

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☆ Investor Linked to Paxton’s Impeachment Is Arrested on Federal Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The businessman at the center of the allegations that led to the impeachment of the Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, has been arrested and was scheduled to appear in federal court in Austin on Friday, according to federal prosecutors. The man — Nate Paul, a real estate investor in Austin and a donor to Mr. Paxton’s campaign — was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to jail records. Lora Makowski, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Austin, said that Mr. Paul would appear before a magistrate judge Friday morning. It was unclear what federal charges Mr. Paul was facing. Image Nate Paul Credit... Laura Skelding/Austin American-Statesman, via Associated PressMr. Paul became a focus of the impeachment proceedings against Mr. Paxton last month.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Nate Paul, —, Lora Makowski, Mr, Paul, Nate Paul Credit, Laura Skelding, Paxton Organizations: Federal Bureau of, U.S, Austin American, Statesman, Associated Press, Texas, Senate Locations: Texas, Austin, Travis

☆ 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.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Nate Paul, Paul, Gerry Morris, Paxton, Morris, Donald Trump, Brad Brooks, Daniel Wallis Organizations: FBI, Supreme, Senate, Justice Department, Texas Senate, Thomson Locations: Texas, Texas , New York , Connecticut, Ireland, Austin, Paxton, Lubbock , Texas

☆ 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.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Nate Paul, Paul, Donald Trump, Paxton, Paxton's, Angela, Brad Brooks, Sonali Paul Organizations: FBI, Justice, Holdings, Supreme, Senate, Justice Department, Texas Senate, Republican, Thomson Locations: Texas, Travis, Austin, Paxton, Lubbock , Texas

☆ Donor Connected to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Is Arrested
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Elizabeth Findell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ken Paxton’s Home Renovation Payment Disclosure Shows New Ties to Donor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Elizabeth Findell | Mark Maremont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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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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☆ Texas Governor Signs Bill Banning Transgender Care for Minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Why It Matters: Texas has one of the largest transgender populations in the country. people, nearly 30,000 transgender people ages 13 to 17 live in Texas, making it one of the states with the largest populations of transgender youth. The law reflects an effort in Texas and in much of the country by Republican elected leaders to restrict transgender rights. In Texas, officials had taken other steps to try to prevent transgender children from accessing medical transition care. According to the bill, minors already receiving prescribed medical treatment would be able “over a period of time and in a manner that is safe and medically appropriate” to “wean” themselves off the medication.

Persons: Abbott, wean, Ken Paxton, John Scott, Paxton Organizations: Williams Institute, Texans, American Academy of Pediatrics, Republican, Senate Locations: Texas, L.G.B.T.Q, United States, Arkansas

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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☆ Viewer’s Guide to Ken Paxton’s Impeachment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Karl Rove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ken Paxton's impeachment revealed how divided far-right and moderate Republicans in Texas have become, political scientist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached from office Saturday. Many of the Texas House members who voted to impeach him were Republicans themselves. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a moderate Republican who later helped impeach Paxton, was vocally opposed, calling it an improper use of taxpayer dollars. For Texas House Republicans, it was more about strategy. This GOP-on-GOP conflict in Texas reflects a national struggle between Republicans that rarely, if ever, plays out the way it did in Texas, Jillson said.

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Since 2016, the cardinal rule of Republican politics has been to defend Donald J. Trump and his allies at all costs, no matter the allegation. That appeared to change last week, when Texas lawmakers issued 20 articles of impeachment against their state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, a powerful Trump supporter. J. David Goodman, the Houston bureau chief for The New York Times, explains what the escalating conflict in Texas indicates about tensions within the party.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ken Paxton, J, David Goodman Organizations: Trump, The New York Times Locations: Texas, Houston

☆ How Angela Paxton Could Help Decide the Fate of Her Embattled Husband, Ken
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last September, a process server arrived at the home of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, as part of a lawsuit filed by groups trying to help women get abortions out of state. Mr. Paxton’s wife, State Senator Angela Paxton, greeted him at the door and told him her husband was on the phone. Later, Ms. Paxton was seen out in the driveway, firing up a pickup truck and swinging open a rear passenger door. At that point, the process server later recounted, Mr. Paxton ran from the garage, climbed into the truck, and the couple disappeared down the street, leaving him to deposit the subpoena on the ground. The question of how Ms. Paxton, a second-term Republican senator from north of Dallas, would handle that responsibility — whether she would choose or be required to recuse herself from the decision — has been hanging over the State Capitol since last week, when Mr. Paxton was impeached by a wide margin of Republicans and Democrats in the Texas House.

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☆ Texas governor names interim attorney general to replace impeached Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 31 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday appointed an interim attorney general to fill in for Ken Paxton, who was impeached last week on allegations of corruption and other irregularities. Abbott said in a written statement that he had appointed John Scott, an attorney and former Texas secretary of state under Abbott, as interim attorney general. Scott also served as the Texas deputy attorney general for civil litigation from 2012 to 2015, during Abbott's own final term as attorney general. Paxton, 60, by law was suspended from his attorney general post after he was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives on Saturday. The Texas Senate will try Paxton on the 20 articles of impeachment lodged against him.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Abbott, John Scott, Scott, Paxton, Angela, Brad Brooks, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Texas, The, The Texas Senate, Justice Department, Justice, Thomson Locations: Texas, The Texas, Lubbock , Texas

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