80The vote makes Ken Paxton only the third sitting official in Texas’ nearly 200-year history to have been impeached.
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Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, flanked by his staff, makes a statement at his office in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 26.
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Texas troopers watch over the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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Rep. Andrew Murr, R - Junction, Chair of the House General Investigating Committee, center, joins fellow lawmakers in the pledge before the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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Visitors arrive for the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton at the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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Visitors arrive for the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton at the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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House members and visitors listen to the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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Rep. Andrew Murr, R - Junction, Chair of the House General Investigating Committee, right, listens as Rep. Ann Johnson, D - Houston, Vice Chair, speaks during the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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House members line up to question Rep. Andrew Murr, R - Junction, Chair of the House General Investigating Committee, during the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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Rep. Andrew Murr, R - Junction, Chair of the House General Investigating Committee speaks during the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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The voting board is lit with a majority of green lights as the house votes to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27.
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