Whistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
‘The political trial is over, and it’s time for the case to return to a real court.’
‘The political trial is over, and it’s time for the case to return to a real court.’
Mayor Rolando Salinas said about 2,000 migrants had crossed Thursday, about half as many as the day prior.
Only two Republicans voted to convict Paxton on any of the impeachment articles, well short of the nine that would have needed to join Senate Democrats in order to remove Paxton from office.
Darresha George and her attorney filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency, alleging that Darryl George was being harassed and mistreated by school district officials.
The incident recalls debates over hair discrimination in schools and the workplace and is already testing the state’s newly enacted CROWN Act, which took effect Sept. 1.
The fallout in the Texas Capitol is likely only beginning and threatens to spill into the 2024 elections, when conservative allies of the Trump-backed Attorney General say they will target Republican legislators who led the investigation against Paxton.
On Thursday, Paxton’s lawyers wrapped up their defense in a single day, calling just four witness who all currently work for the three-term incumbent.
Paxton’s affair has taken a central role in the historic proceeding, with several of his former senior employees testifying they believed it explained why Paxton was using his office to aid a wealthy donor who employed the woman.
The affair is one of 20 articles of impeachment.
There will be no more days off until the trial is resolved, raising the possibility that a decision could come over the weekend.