AUSTIN, Texas — Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton was dealt a blow by the GOP-controlled state Senate when enough Republicans sided with Democrats and denied all 10 attempts by his defense attorney to block the trial from proceeding.
Paxton's team attempted to block the state Senate from deciding whether the third-term conservative lawyer was guilty on 16 articles of impeachment but failed in every attempt, allowing the trial to commence around noon local time.The nation's eyes will be on the state Senate as lawmakers start a historic trial that will decide the fate of Paxton, who was suspended without pay after the state House impeached him on 20 counts in May.
Both Paxtons turned and acknowledged a small group of supporters in the gallery behind them, waving to spectators in red shirts. Dozens of state troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety were on-site outside the building, inside entrances, and in the third-floor corridors, where spectators passed through and throughout the Senate chamber.
Any motion or vote during the trial requires two-thirds Senate support. All but one Republican, Angela Paxton, will vote, meaning 21 senators would have to vote in the affirmative for a measure to pass.
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