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It also differs from the action of expulsion, which involves a member of one of the Legislative chambers; that action is taken only by the member's peers in that chamber.

It also differs from the action of expulsion, which involves a member of one of the Legislative chambers; that action is taken only by the member's peers in that chamber.

Only three times has a Texas state officer been impeached: Governor [[Pa Ferguson]] in 1917, Judge O.P. Carillo of Duval County in 1975, and Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] in 2023.

Only three times has a Texas state officer been impeached: Governor [[Pa Ferguson]] in 1917, Duval County District Court Judge O.P. Carillo in 1975, and Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] in 2023.  Ferguson and Carillo were subsequently removed from their respective offices by the Senate.

[[Conservative]] Attorney General Paxton was the leader in the country in seeking to close the [[open border]] and otherwise oppose [[Biden]]'s [[liberal agenda]].  Paxton also defeated [[George P. Bush]], of the pro-[[globalism]] Bush family, in the March 2022 [[Republican Party]] primary (and the ensuing runoff).

[[Conservative]] Attorney General Paxton was the leader in the country in seeking to close the [[open border]] and otherwise oppose [[Biden]]'s [[liberal agenda]].  Paxton also defeated [[George P. Bush]], of the pro-[[globalism]] Bush family, in the March 2022 [[Republican Party]] primary (and the ensuing runoff).

In an impeachment scheme hatchet in secret and rushed through without any public hearings and without [[due process]], globalists retaliated against Paxton for defeating a Bush and for being so effective against the [[Biden Administration]] in litigation.  [[Donald Trump]], [[Ted Cruz]], the Texas GOP Chairman, and others were highly critical of this ambush against Paxton.

In an impeachment scheme hatchet in secret and rushed through without any public hearings and without [[due process]], globalists retaliated against Paxton for defeating a Bush and for being so effective against the [[Biden Administration]] in litigation.  [[Donald Trump]], [[Ted Cruz]], the Texas GOP Chairman, and others were highly critical of this ambush against Paxton.

Despite bipartisan criticism of the lack of [[due process]] in this scheme, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House by a 121-23 vote (with two members Present Not Voting) on May 27, 2023.  Paxton was immediately suspended from office, pending a trial in the Texas Senate at a date to be determined,<ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/25/texas-impeachment-attorney-general-ken-paxton/</ref> which would decide whether or not to remove him from office (which would make him permanently ineligible for any state or local office in the future).

Despite bipartisan criticism of the lack of [[due process]] in this scheme, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House by a 121-23 vote (with two members Present Not Voting) on May 27, 2023.  Paxton was immediately suspended from office, pending a trial in the Texas Senate at a date to be determined,<ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/25/texas-impeachment-attorney-general-ken-paxton/</ref> but no later than August 28, which would decide whether or not to remove him from office (which would make him permanently ineligible for any state or local office in the future).

An issue at trial in the Texas Senate will be whether Paxton can call and [[cross-examination|cross-examine]] those who hatched this plot in secret against him, including Texas House Speaker [[Dade Phelan]].

An issue at trial in the Texas Senate will be whether Paxton can call and [[cross-examination|cross-examine]] those who hatched this plot in secret against him, including Texas House Speaker [[Dade Phelan]].