Impeachment proceedings initiated against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Texas House has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, on charges of abuse of office. Paxton has denied the accusations and denounced the proceedings as "illegal, unethical, and profoundly unjust." He will now be temporarily removed from office pending a trial in the Senate, where his wife is a senator. The impeachment proceedings have laid bare the rift among Texas Republicans.