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Ahead of the @KenPaxtonTX impeachment vote, @TXAG is citing the "forgiveness doctrine"—a provision of state law that reads: "An officer in this state may not be removed from office for an act the officer may have committed before the officer's election to office." #txlege 
Section 665.081 of the Government Code was passed as #SB248 in 1993 by the 73rd #txlege.
More: lrl.texas.gov/legis/billsear…
More: lrl.texas.gov/legis/billsear…
The question presented by this section of code is: can an official be impeached for actions committed in a previous term?
Further: is a term in office considered the continuous length of time occupying it or is it separated by (re)elections?
Further: is a term in office considered the continuous length of time occupying it or is it separated by (re)elections?
