Republican-controlled state Senate voted to acquit Paxton on 16 articles of impeachment, including misconduct and bribery allegations
was acquitted on Saturday of corruption charges, following an articles of impeachment trial which included misconduct, bribery, and corruption allegations., concluding he may have committed numerous crimes and that he abused his position to help his friend and donor Nate Paul, an Austin real estate developer.
Paxton was not in attendance for the proceedings on Saturday, though he released a statement following the verdict.
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