Texas Sen. Angela Paxton to Participate in Husband's Impeachment Trial Despite Controversy

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Source: The Associated Press
Texas Sen. Angela Paxton to Participate in Husband's Impeachment Trial Despite Controversy
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Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, wife of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, said she will "carry out my duties" ahead of her husband's impeachment trial, but did not say whether she will recuse herself from voting on his removal from office. The looming trial in the Senate, set to begin no later than August, has raised ethical questions about her participation. Ken Paxton is temporarily suspended from office pending the outcome of the trial.

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