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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. Angela Paxton have agreed to unseal their divorce records following a legal challenge by media organizations, with a court hearing scheduled to finalize the unsealing. Angela Paxton filed for divorce on biblical grounds, and the records were initially sealed, but public access is now set to be restored.
Ken and Angela Paxton's divorce proceedings have been sealed by a Texas court, likely to keep details private amid Ken Paxton's ongoing political race and past scandals, including impeachment and allegations of adultery.
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing biblical grounds after 38 years of marriage, amid ongoing political and personal controversies including Ken Paxton's impeachment trial and allegations of infidelity and abuse of office.
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton filed for divorce from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing biblical grounds amid recent personal and political controversies, including Ken Paxton's impeachment trial and allegations of infidelity, which have attracted national political attention.
The wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, state Sen. Angela Paxton, filed for divorce citing biblical grounds and allegations of adultery, after 38 years of marriage, which could impact Paxton's political campaign.
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton filed for divorce from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing 'recent discoveries' and adultery, which could impact the upcoming Republican primary race for U.S. Senate in Texas, where Ken Paxton is a candidate challenging Senator John Cornyn.
State Sen. Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing adultery and recent discoveries, amid ongoing political and legal scandals involving Ken Paxton, including impeachment and legal investigations, which may impact his political ambitions.
State Sen. Angela Paxton has filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing biblical grounds and alleging infidelity, amid ongoing political and legal controversies involving Ken Paxton. The divorce highlights personal and political tensions in Texas politics.
Angela Paxton, the wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, will not be allowed to vote in his impeachment trial in the state Senate. The rules for the trial were adopted after two days of closed session and passed 25-3. Angela Paxton voted nay. Her presence at the trial is still required, and her seat will contribute to the overall calculation for the vote. Ken Paxton was impeached in a 121-23 vote, with many Republicans voting against him. He was accused of multiple forms of misconduct, including bribery, obstruction of justice, and misappropriation of public resources.
The Texas Senate has passed new rules that bar State Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, from voting in her husband's upcoming impeachment proceedings. The new rules were passed by a vote of 25-3 and state that the spouses of members of the court cannot vote in impeachment proceedings. Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives last month for alleged misconduct, including allegations that he used his office to favor the interests of a prominent donor.
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is barred from voting in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband’s permanent removal from office, the Republican-controlled Senate decided Wednesday. The rule settles a question that has loomed over the Texas Capitol since Ken Paxton last month became just the third sitting official to be impeached in Texas’ nearly 200-year history. Angela Paxton is required to attend the proceedings but is prohibited from participating in any way, including closed session or deliberations.
Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, will not be allowed to vote in the impeachment trial against her husband, which is scheduled to begin on September 5. The senate decided under rules for the historic proceedings that Angela Paxton, a Republican, will not be allowed to cast a vote in the trial where her husband of more than 30 years will face charges that include abuse of power and accepting bribes.
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.
Texas state Senator Angela Paxton, wife of impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton, has said she will "carry out my duties" ahead of her husband's impeachment trial, but did not confirm whether she will recuse herself from voting on his removal from office. The looming trial in the Senate is set to begin no later than August, and state law compels all senators to attend, but is silent on whether she must participate. Ken Paxton is temporarily suspended from office pending the outcome of the trial.
Angela Paxton, a Texas state senator and wife of embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is one of 31 state senators who will act as jurors in her husband's impeachment trial this summer. The trial will decide whether to convict him on charges of abusing his office to benefit himself and a donor and permanently remove him from office. Angela Paxton has not publicly commented on the case, and her staff did not respond to a request for an interview.