The final vote triggered Paxton's immediate suspension and set up a trial in the state Senate, which could permanently remove Texas' top lawyer from office.
"No one person should be above the law, least not the top law enforcement officer of the state of Texas," Rep. David Spiller, a Republican member of the committee that investigated Paxton, said in opening statements. Rep. Ann Johnson, a Democratic member, told lawmakers that Texas' "top cop is on the take." Rep. Charlie Geren, a Republican committee member, said without elaborating that Paxton had called lawmakers and threatened them with political "consequences.
"I perceive it could be political weaponization," said Rep. Tony Tinderholt, one of the House's most conservative members. Republican Rep. John Smithee compared the proceeding to "a Saturday mob out for an afternoon lynching." "Free Ken Paxton," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, warning that if House Republicans proceeded with the process, "I will fight you."
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