Ken Paxton was impeached by the Republican party.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
The Texas House, which was Republican-controlled, voted 121-23 on May 27, 2023 to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, with 60 Republicans voting in favor according to the Washington Post.
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… Remember, Trump dipped into the race late, like a week to go, to endorse Paxton, but he had been holding it over John Cornyn's head, and we knew he was gonna go for, ah, the guy who was, ah, impeached by his own party and cheated on his wife really badly. Though I was kinda bummed that she still came out and endorsed him and was like, "If Brian did that to me, no Senate seat for you." …
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Supports. Reuters and AP report that the Texas House, which was GOP-led, voted 121-23 to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on May 27, 2023.[1][3]
Supports. The Washington Post reports that 60 Republicans voted in favor of impeachment, so Republican lawmakers were central to the vote.[4]
Supports. The Texas Senate's official Court of Impeachment page records that the House adopted 20 Articles of Impeachment against Paxton on May 27, 2023.[2]
Context. Paxton was then acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate in September 2023, but that acquittal does not undo the House impeachment.[5]
Context. Some Republicans did not vote for impeachment, and Democrats also contributed votes, so the impeachment was not purely a party-line action by Republicans.[1][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 tier 2
- 1Texas House votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxtonreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Senate Court of Impeachment | The Texas State Senatesenate.texas.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Texas House votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxtonpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Ken Paxton's last standwashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5www.nytimes.com › 2023/09/16 › usTexas Attorney General Is Acquitted in Landmark Senate Trialnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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