One of the 20 articles of impeachment brought against Ken Paxton includes a bribery charge related to an extramarital affair with an aide to a state senator.
. Another suggested Angela Paxton was involved in the installation of $20,000 countertops at their home, paid for by a political donor.
In nearly 200 years of Texas history, Ken Paxton is just the third official to be impeached and the first statewide official impeached since Gov. James "Pa" Ferguson in 1917. One of Angela Paxton’s first moves as a state lawmaker was filing a bill to give the attorney general’s office new powers over licensing exemptions for investment advisers. Ken Paxton was indicted in 2015 for failing to register as an investment adviser while raising money for a technology startup where he was invested and being paid. He has yet to go to trial on the felony charge.
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