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In a historic vote on Saturday, Texas senators voted to acquit Attorney General Ken Paxton on all 16 articles of impeachment, which means he will remain in office. Paxton had faced articles that charged him with disregarding official duties, making false statements and more.

Here is the vote breakdown by article. Click here to look at the vote breakdown by Senator.

Vote breakdown by Senator


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Carla Astudillo is a senior data visuals developer with a focus on elections and political data. Before joining the Tribune in 2019, she was a data and interactive visuals journalist at NJ.com and The...