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The '''Paxton Impeachment''' is the ongoing current [[impeachment and removal|impeachment and proposed removal]] of [[conservative]] [[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] from office.  The driving force behind this is apparently a grudge held by the #3 [[Texas oligarchy|oligarch in Texas]], Dick Weekley, who spent more than $5M against Paxton in his March 2022 primary only to be humiliated by Paxton's victory, and who has "given money to all those voting for impeachment ... [and] given close to 2 million dollars to the impeachment managers. Most telling he gave and raised millions to Paxton’s primary opponent, Eva Guzman."<ref>https://twitter.com/houston_cf/status/1666085107684503555?s=20</ref>

The '''Paxton Impeachment''' is the ongoing current [[impeachment and removal|impeachment and proposed removal]] of [[conservative]] [[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] from office.  The driving force behind this is apparently a grudge held by the #3 [[Texas oligarchy|oligarch in Texas]], Dick Weekley, who spent more than $5M against Paxton in his March 2022 primary only to be humiliated by Paxton's victory, and who has "given money to all those voting for impeachment ... [and] given close to 2 million dollars to the impeachment managers. Most telling he gave and raised millions to Paxton’s primary opponent, Eva Guzman."<ref>https://twitter.com/houston_cf/status/1666085107684503555?s=20</ref>

The actions have resulted in a split among Texas Republicans.  Both sides recognize that Paxton's actions and lawsuits against [[Biden Administration]] officials and Federal agencies, claiming overreach into state matters, have had a fair level of success in the courts, and are beneficial to overarching Republican goals of keeping the state politically conservative and desirable as a relocation destination for businesses and individuals (and, as a side benefit, maintaining Republican control over state politics, which the Republicans have managed to accomplish for nearly two decades).  Both sides also recognize that he has had long-standing legal and other issues involving very serious matters:

The impeachment of Paxton has resulted in a split between [[conservative]] Republicans and others who are dependent on the [[Texas oligarchy]].  Both sides recognize that Paxton's actions and lawsuits against [[Biden Administration]] officials and Federal agencies, claiming overreach into state matters, have had a fair level of success in the courts, and are beneficial to overarching Republican goals of keeping the state politically conservative and desirable as a relocation destination for businesses and individuals (and, as a side benefit, maintaining Republican control over state politics, which the Republicans have managed to accomplish for nearly two decades).  Both sides also recognize that he has had long-standing legal and other issues involving very serious matters:

*alleged securities fraud (the subject of a trial which has been ongoing for almost his entire tenure as AG, and remains in the pre-trial motion phase),

*alleged securities fraud (the subject of a trial which has been ongoing for almost his entire tenure as AG, and remains in the pre-trial motion phase),

*alleged purchase of political influence by a donor,

*alleged purchase of political influence by a donor,