jail after multiple inmate
deaths. The family is demanding
answers tonight.
>> And we begin with the day’s
developments in the state
Capitol. Thank you for joining
us on Bill Barajas. 121 state
representatives voted to
impeach Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton today.
>> The historic move means
Paxton will now face a trial in
the Senate. KPRC, 2
investigator Mario Diaz was
inside the House chamber for
every moment of today’s
testimony and vote.
>> For years, Ken Paxton was
viewed as the top law
enforcement officer in the
state of Texas tonight by
members of his own party as
well as those across the aisle
in that chamber behind me, the
House of Representatives.
He is viewed as a law breaker
and as a result of that, they
voted him out of office.
>> Ken Paxton.
>> Broke the law.
>> This was the theme for
leading up to the historic
impeachment of the state’s
attorney general.
121 House members from both
sides of the aisle voting to
impeach the controversial
Paxton know one person should
be above the law.
Least nop the top law
enforcement official of the
state of Texas. The hearing was
scheduled after the House
Committee on general
investigating, discovered
packed and broke the law during
its 2 month investigation.
A total of 20 state violations
according to the bipartisan
committee, will front of 3
Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Some of those violations were
described as I serious
felonies, including bribery and
conspiracy and abuse of office.
There even was the bombshell
revealed of a donor state
hiring Paxton’s mistress as
part of a bribery scheme.
>> The other benefit is that
Nate Paul giving his mistress
a job means that he no longer
has to drive back and forth
from San Antonio to see here.
>> The hearing lasted for
nearly 4 hours with accidents.
Supporters challenging what
they believe owning or a lack
of facts. What you have in this
case is triple hearsay. In most
cases it is hearsay within
hearsay. Within hearsay.
This was an investigation.
So if they heard hearsay or
hearsay within hearsay,
>> that rule doesn’t apply to
investigations.
>> The small number of Paxton
supporters to 23 in all both
the process of impeachment
serve was not being followed
properly and moving too
quickly. I’m not commenting on
Mister Paxson is guilt or
innocence. Rather the lack of
credible process.
That is going on today.
However, once the debating was
over, it was the chairman
overseeing the investigation
into Pactual. And then you have
the closing and his message
felt was clear as it was simply
no case and ultimately station
called move by the majority
curb. You are not deciding
facts or law today. You are
simply deciding if this matter.
May proceed to trial.
You are simply deciding that
there are sufficient facts.
To go to trial. Members. I respectfully ask
Members. I respectfully ask
that you approve these
articles.
Send this to trial. So now the
focus shifts from the chamber
for the House of
Representatives across the
Rotunda to hear the chamber
for the Texas state Senate
where there will be a trial
for Paxton and the date for
that trial. As of this evening.
>> Is undecided in Austin,
Mario Diaz, KPRC, 2
investigates.
>> Shortly after the
impeachment vote, Paxon
released a statement about the
impeachment proceedings.
He said in part, quote, The
ugly spectacle in the Texas
House today confirms the
outrageous impeachment plot
against me was never meant to
be fair or just it was a
politically motivated sham from
the beginning. The statement
went on to say in part, I look
forward to a quick resolution
in the Texas Senate where I
have full confidence to process
will be fair
and just KPRC, 2, look to the
vote count to see how our local
representatives voted in
today’s impeachment proceedings
of the 36 representatives in
the Houston area. 24 voted in
favor of impeaching Paxton 9
voted against 2 in our area
were absent from today’s
hearing and one representative