Texas Governor Appoints Interim Attorney General Amid Paxton Impeachment

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed John Scott, a former deputy attorney general and longtime ally, as interim replacement for Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is facing impeachment charges. Scott will serve as a short-term replacement while Paxton battles 20 articles of impeachment in a Senate trial expected to start late this summer. Six top staff members have taken a leave of absence to help defend Paxton in the upcoming impeachment trial. The Texas Senate will decide whether to convict Paxton and remove him from office.