The frenzied effort to impeach Paxton before the session ends Monday came after months of investigation. But the allegations against Paxton have been known...
Even House members who didn’t support Paxton’s impeachment called the allegations against him “alarming” and “stunning” during the debate on the resolution to impeach. Why did Republicans finally move to hold Paxton accountable for alleged misdeeds? One of the stated reasons is that he asked the Legislature to pay his legal bill, which resulted in a full-blown probe.
Still, it’s hard to imagine that the GOP House members and Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, would go after Paxton without getting input from other powerful Republicans. It’s hard to believe that Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick didn’t know impeachment winds were blowing. Paxton had proved to be a made man in Texas politics, so trying to remove him from office would seemingly require a nod of approval from more than a few House Ethics Committee members. Some powerful Republicans had to give the OK. Right? It is important to note that members of the ethics panel do their work in secret. Props to them for keeping the matter quiet until their report was ready. At some point, Phelan and his lieutenants determined that it was time to oust the attorney general, who with all his legal problems had become a critic of the House and an embarrassment to those Republicans who believe the party can do better. There’s also polling data that shows while Paxton is successful in getting elected, he’s not as well known among voters as Abbott and other leaders. Do the majority of Texans really care what happens to Paxton? Phelan, who has been a frequent target of Patrick and some conservative voices outside the Capitol, has shown a toughness in his second legislative session as leader of the House. He’s standing up to Patrick on several key issues, including how to
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