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Ken Paxton Impeachment

Here are the 16 articles of impeachment Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing

The articles — including bribery, dereliction of duty and disregard of official duty — do not include four accusations originally adopted by the Texas House.

State Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on October 26, 2021.

Article 1, disregard of official duty

Article 2, disregard of official duty

Article 3, disregard of official duty

Article 4, disregard of official duty

Article 5, disregard of official duty

Article 6, disregard of official duty

Article 7, misapplication of public resources

Article 8, disregard of official duty

Article 9, constitutional bribery

Article 10, constitutional bribery

Article 15, false statements in official records

Article 16, conspiracy and attempted conspiracy

Article 17, misappropriation of public resources 

Article 18, dereliction of duty

Article 19, unfitness for office

Article 20, abuse of public trust

These four articles were held in abeyance:


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