The suspended attorney general has been ordered to appear in the Texas Senate chamber to answer to 16 allegations of misconduct that were approved by the House in May.
One of two lead prosecutors for the House’s impeachment team, DeGuerin is a Houston attorney who has defended former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, media mogul Robert Durst during his 2003 murder trial and acquittal, and Branch Davidian leader David Koresh during the 1993 Waco standoff.
Hired in July to represent the House impeachment team, O’Neill served 12 years as a Republican justice on the Texas Supreme Court, stepping down in 2010 to work as a lawyer in private practice. She also has served as a state district judge and a justice on the 14th Court of Appeals.Houston attorney leading Paxton’s defense team. Known for his bombast in and out of the courtroom, Buzbee successfully defended former Gov. Rick Perry in 2015 against abuse of office charges in Travis County.
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