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After considerable debate regarding the rules for the upcoming trial, the Texas Senate voted 27-3 to begin the trial at 9AM (Austin time) on September 5, 2023.
After considerable debate regarding the rules for the upcoming trial, the Texas Senate voted 27-3 to begin the trial at 9AM (Austin time) on September 5, 2023.
The events surrounding this impeachment have occurred amid an alleged pattern of other purported political misuse of prosecutorial power, such as the indictment against [[Donald Trump]] (which took place on the same day that a key figure in the Paxton impeachment was arrested on Federal charges). Even the [[liberal]] ''[[New York Times]]'' observed that impeachment of Paxton was “unexpected — as of a week ago [prior to the vote to impeach] there was little public indication that an impeachment could be imminent.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/texas-republicans-ken-paxton-legislature.html</ref>
The events surrounding this impeachment have occurred amid an alleged pattern of other purported political misuse of prosecutorial power, such as the indictment against [[Donald Trump]] (which took place on the same day that a key figure in the Paxton impeachment was arrested on Federal charges).
Ken Paxton was a leading possible challenger to the [[RINO]] Gov. Abbott for his reelection campaign in 2026, when [[Trump]] is expected to endorse an opponent against Abbott. Gov. Abbott has been notably silent about the ambush impeachment of Paxton despite widespread criticism of this by many [[conservative]]s. Rather than appoint another potential rival to Abbott in 2026, [[George P. Bush]], to this key position, Abbott appointed a loyalist to him, the former Texas Secretary of State John Scott.
Ken Paxton was a leading possible challenger to the [[RINO]] Gov. Abbott for his reelection campaign in 2026, when [[Trump]] is expected to endorse an opponent against Abbott. Gov. Abbott has been notably silent about the ambush impeachment of Paxton despite widespread criticism of this by many [[conservative]]s. Rather than appoint another potential rival to Abbott in 2026, [[George P. Bush]], to this key position, Abbott appointed a loyalist to him, the former Texas Secretary of State John Scott.
===News Media===
===News Media===
The [[liberal]] ''[[New York Times]]'' observed that impeachment of Paxton was “unexpected — as of a week ago [prior to the vote to impeach] there was little public indication that an impeachment could be imminent.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/texas-republicans-ken-paxton-legislature.html</ref>
=== Retaliation by [[Gambling]] Industry? ===
=== Retaliation by [[Gambling]] Industry? ===