Here's a timeline of events leading up to the GOP-led House of Representatives approving Ken Paxton's impeachment on allegations of wrongdoing including abuse of office and bribery.
. The vote by the GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives also means Paxton is immediately suspended from office.Paxton takes office as attorney general after more than a decade in the Texas Legislature. He is indicted on felony securities charges by a grand jury in his hometown near Dallas, accused of duping investors in a tech startup. He pleads not guilty to two felony counts, but there has still been no trial.
3M settlement in jeopardyMembers of a Republican-led House Committee on General Investigating reveal a corruption investigation into Paxton has been going on quietly for months.The committee's investigation accuses Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office - including felonies.
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