Editorial Roundup: Texas

Austin American-Statesman. June 4, 2023. Editorial: Abbott uses the office to force his personal agenda Just because Texas governors have the power to call the Legislature into a special session on any topic at any time doesn’t mean they should. But Gov. Greg Abbott...

Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and called for transparency Thursday once the trial gets underway this summer in the state Capitol. The hiring...

Texas governor appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Paxton impeached

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday picked a longtime ally who oversaw Texas' elections in 2022 to temporarily serve as attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton's historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes. John Scott, who stepped down as...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Ken Paxton’s impeachment, suspension

Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of...

Juror and spouse: Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton could vote in trial on husband's impeachment

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On the way to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton becoming a rising figure in the GOP, his wife, Angela, used to entertain crowds with a guitar and a song. “I'm a pistol-packin' mama, and my husband sues Obama,” she sang at campaign events and Republican...

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. May 24, 2023. Editorial: If Missouri public schools teach Bible classes, whose version of religion rules? Missouri legislators have adopted yet another solution in search of a problem. They’ve passed a bill — and sent it to Gov. Mike Parson to...

Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate, where the jury that would determine his future could include his wife, Sen. Angela...

Texas Senate sets impeachment trial for Attorney General Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28

Editorial Roundup: Texas

Austin American-Statesman. May 28, 2023. Editorial: Paxton faces a long-overdue day of reckoning During eight-and-a-half years in office, scandal-ridden Attorney General Ken Paxton evaded legal and political accountability for a laundry list of alleged misconduct...