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House of Representatives rules currently require a several-step process before a vote on impeachment can be held, including a requirement that 63 members of the House (equivalent to three-fifths of its membership) vote to permit articles of impeachment to be considered by the House [10] [11] Alaska: Senate (two-thirds vote needed)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on all articles of impeachment related to allegations of corruption and abuse of office. The historic Senate vote closes the chapter of a three ...
The Texas lawmaker wants to impeach President Trump over his threat to ‘take over Gaza’ Trump impeachment: What he was impeached for last time, and why a Democrat wants to try again Skip to ...
A timeline of events that have led to three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton facing an impeachment trial in the state Senate starting Sept. 5. The overwhelming May impeachment ...
May 27, 2023 – In a 121-23 vote, the Texas House of Representatives votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, the third impeachment in the state's history. (He would later be acquitted by the Texas Senate of all articles of impeachment following a trial in September 2023.) [13] [14] May 29, 2023 Legislature adjourns. [3]
[186] Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) tweeted "I object to this unconstitutional sham of an 'impeachment' trial and I will force a vote on whether the Senate can hold a trial of a private citizen." [187] Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) said "A charge like this should go to the Justice Department and be referred for prosecution. Unfortunately, that's not ...
The pretrial motions required a majority vote. The most support a motion to dismiss received was 10 out of 30 senators. Texas Senate rejects all motions to dismiss Ken Paxton impeachment charges
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, they compose the state legislature of the state of Texas . There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas , with populations of approximately 940,000 per ...