Texas senators say Sen. Angela Paxton cannot vote in historic impeachment trial of husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton.
, will not be allowed to cast a vote in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband's permanent removal from office, the senate decided Wednesday under rules for the historic proceedings.over the Texas Capitol since Ken Paxton last month became just the third sitting official to be impeached in Texas' nearly 200-year history.
Angela Paxton has not publicly commented on the accusations against her husband, who is also under FBI investigation and has attacked the impeachment as an attempt to disenfranchise Texas voters who elected him to a third term last year. He has kept a low profile since being impeached in May by the state House and has broadly denied the accusations laid out in 20 impeachment articles. Many of the charges surround Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, a Paxton donor who was indicted in a Texas federal court this month on charges of making false statements to banks.
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