Ken Paxton, 60, is charged with bribery, incapacity for office and abuse of the public trust. If he is impeached, the state's governor, Greg Abbott, would appoint an interim replacement.
Only two officials in Texas' nearly 200-year history have been impeached. Paxton has called the impeachment process "political theater" based on "gossip and gossip, parroting long-denied claims" He has been under FBI investigation for years over allegations that he used his office to help a donor.